# The best guitarist Chrissie Hynde ever heard: “A fuckin’ excellent guitar player”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-best-guitarist-chrissie-hynde-ever-heard-a-fuckin-excellent-guitar-player/
- Published: 2026-11-01T04:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T04:48:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-best-guitarist-that-chrissie-hynde-ever-heard/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Hynde regards Joni Mitchell as one of the great guitarists.
- Mitchell’s guitar work is often overshadowed by her songwriting.
- Her return to music inspires Hynde.

## Summary

Chrissie Hynde has praised Joni Mitchell as an exceptional guitarist, arguing that her playing deserves recognition alongside her celebrated songwriting. Hynde’s admiration reflects Mitchell’s influence on her both as a musician and as a woman navigating fame and expectations in the music industry.

Hynde told Rolling Stone that leading guitarists rate Mitchell among the best, calling her “a fuckin’ excellent guitar player”. The article also recalls Mitchell’s discomfort with public attention and her eventual disillusionment with the music industry, set against her return to performing and the breadth of her musical skills.

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