[Erik Latranyi]

I did not know that her father loves Rush and played into her decision to allow her song to become his theme.

I wonder if Rush knows this?

I never heard him talk about it.

[Blue Highway]

I’ve never heard her song being played on Rush’s show. The theme song isn’t hers FWIW.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

He pays a fee to PETA to use the song because that's what Chrissie wanted him to do. Apparently, about 25 years ago, EMI (Chrissie's label) told him to stop playing the song and Chrissie was told this by another radio DJ. In typical Hynde fashion, she told EMI to "Fuck Off!" and told Rush that she'd allow it if he pays the fee to PETA and if he says that he supports not using chemicals on animals - and he's kept his word since then.

She's been on record saying that she "can't stand him and what he stands for - but my parents loved him!" By all accounts (and I've read every book about her) Chrissie grew up in a conservative household in Akron and has always been traditional, anti-drugs (for the most part) and has a memory like an elephant. She would always go off on the drug peddlers (especially in LA) who ruined Pete Farndon and Jimmy Honeyman-Scott and did not like people who did drugs.

[katykelly]

Yes , he knows . Her mom was also a fan .

[Cecily]

Rush has talked about it and the fact that Chrissie’s parents were fans of his.

[Ava’s mom]

Rush talked about how she didn’t want him to use her song for opening of his show but that her parents loved Rush so she was ok with it!