Chrissie Hynde didn’t invite Morrissey to perform on her new album because she thought he’d 'have a problem' with one of her other collaborators

Chrissie Hynde didn’t invite Morrissey to perform on her new album because she thought he’d “have a problem” with one of her other collaborators.

The Pretenders frontwoman has brought in a string of high-profile artists to collaborate with her on her Duets Special LP and she’s joined by Chan Marshall aka Cat Power on a cover of The Smiths’ legend’s First Of the Gang To Die.

Despite the controversy surrounding outspoken Morrissey these days, Chrissy didn’t “think twice” about including the track, though she deliberately didn’t invite him to be on the record in case he caused issues.

She explained to MOJO magazine: “I didn’t think twice [about covering First Of The Gang To Die] because I was looking for great songs.

“I have to be completely honest about this… I love his voice, but I strongly suspected that if I asked him to sing on it, he might have a problem with one of the other singers.

“He finally heard it, and he said that it brought a tear to his ‘granite cheek’.”