Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPunk Singer
Date of Birth30 December 1946
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
comprehend saw taken wonder
I did not comprehend and I often wonder what he ever saw in me, and it has taken me all these years to understand.
father help running took walked
It walked up to me and I took off running and went and called my father and said you've got to see this and help me.
call counsel love music people perform skills though
I'm always writing. And, I mean, I always counsel people when they call me a musician: I really do not have the skills of a musician. I really don't think like a musician, though I love music and I perform and sing.
expect hopefully meeting word
I don't expect a big crowd. But hopefully if this first meeting is interesting the word will spread.
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continue work
I am still a very optimistic person. I continue to do work with joy.
four hours life rhythm roll
You're not a rock n' roll person four hours a day or even when you're on stage. It's become the rhythm of your whole life.
dressing gave good hated musical pancake
I was in musical comedy. And I did very well, but the memorization killed me. I'm not good at memorizing, and it gave me a lot of anxiety. I hated the makeup. I hated all that pancake makeup. I didn't really like dressing for parts.
younger
My siblings were a bit younger than me, and I was always entertaining them and making up stories.
feed
I get up, and if I feel out of sorts, I'll do some exercises, I'll feed my cat, then I go get my coffee, take a notebook, and write for a couple of hours.
jim love loved poetry work
I didn't love Jim Morrison 'cause he was self-destructive. I loved him because of his work. Because of the way he merged poetry and rock-and-roll. Because he did something new.
absolutely heard remember
I absolutely remember where I was when I first heard it. It got me through adolescence.
customers employees encouraged felt hoping moved people
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struck william
I knew William Burroughs really well, and I was always star struck being around him. I adored him.