Few encapsulate the dyed-in-the-wool rock ‘n’ roll vibe like Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne. Though he’s just 45, Walbourne has lived a life of a player twice his age, having been a member of The Kinks’ Ray Davies solo band, The Pogues, and since 2008, The Pretenders. As far as The Pretenders go, Walbourne had a weighty legacy to live up to, having taken up a position once held by the likes of James Honeyman-Scott, Johnny Marr, Robbie McIntosh, and Adam Seymour. That’s a heavyweight company, but Walbourne doesn’t seem bothered, as since joining The Pretenders, he helped Chrissie Hynde and The post An Interview With James Walbourne Of The Pretenders appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.