Chrissie Hynde is set to join the ranks of the famous rockers who have penned an autobiography.

The Pretenders frontwoman has signed a deal with the Penguin Random House Group to publish a “literary memoir” on September 8 of this year.

The as-yet-untitled book apparently will put quite a bit of brass in Hynde’s pocket, as the sources close to the deal have told The New York Times that the memoir was sold for a seven-figure sum.

The tome will follow Chrissie’s life story from her childhood in Ohio, the development of her passion for rock music in the 1960s and her years spent at Kent State University at the time of the infamous 1970 shootings of student protesters, to her involvement in the London punk scene during the ’70s and her eventual emergence as an edgy, tough, sexy and talented singer/songwriter with The Pretenders.

“I’m approaching writing this memoir much the same way as I would an album,” says Hynde in a statement.  “I hope it makes you want to dance, have fun, dig out some old records and maybe even root through your closet and dust off your guitar.”

Meanwhile, Hynde’s editor, Gerry Howard, says of the book, “It’s evocative and damned funny and recklessly candid and emotionally naked and unmistakably Chrissie Hynde in every line.  A total gas and sure to become a classic of the genre.”

The book is available for pre-order now at RandomHouse.com, with the hardcover version priced at $26.99 and the eBook edition costing $13.99.

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