“We Fall But We Keep Gettin’ Up”

December 9, 2024 by Jeff Wells

Rockin’, grindin’ and raunchy, sure, but The Pretenders lived for discipline…they rehearsed and rehearsed the living shit out of their songs. Nothing left to chance.

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