Chrissy Amphlett is a legend of Australian rock n roll‚ but more than that‚ she’s a strong and dynamic woman who has led an amazing life. Just how revered she is was driven home when in October and November she launched her memoir‚ Pleasure And Pain‚ and caused a sensation as the media fought to feature her in newspapers‚ magazines‚ TV and radio shows‚ and the book raced straight to No.1 in the non-fiction bestseller lists.
the Divinyls were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006
With guitarist Mark McEntee‚ who became her co-creator‚ she formed Divinyls‚ a fierce‚ uncompromising outfit that lays claim to being the best band Australia has ever produced. "We decided that we would play full-on rock and embody the anger and refusal to compromise that typified Punk‚" says Chrissy‚ a consummate rock singer whose performances were the most aggressive and outrageous Australian audiences had ever seen. "Our music was real‚ honest‚ raw and straight from the heart‚" she says. For 17 years‚ the hits kept coming: Boys In Town‚ Science Fiction‚ Don’t You Go Walkin‚ Elsie‚ Pleasure And Pain‚ Back To the Wall‚ Temperamental‚ I’m Jealous‚ I Touch Myself.