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
directed life open
As I go through life, I can see why my mother directed me that way, or why my father counseled me in that way. But some things you're open to when you're young, and some things you need to find out for yourself. I think that that's pretty universal.
customers employees encouraged felt hoping moved people
Employees were moved to want to do something ... and we know our customers felt similarly. We're hoping that by making it easy, people will be encouraged to donate.
I've always felt outside of things; I've always felt different.
deeper helped obama voted
I voted for Obama. I was very happy when he won. But Obama hasn't really been able to effectively do anything that has made me... He hasn't helped the environment. He didn't close Guantanamo Bay. He went deeper into Afghanistan.
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.
remove request title
We did get a request from the publisher to remove the title and we've done so.
When I did 'Horses,' I never expected to make another album.
testing time
We are testing things all the time on the site.
depended life record threw
We never threw a record together. Each record was done really seriously, as if our life depended on it.
came family tail
I was born in 1946, so I was born on the tail end of when everything was deemed important. You made things to last. If you came from a poor family, there was only one can opener.
excel
I was a sickly child, not very strong physically. I wasn't really the greatest in school. I didn't really excel in anything particularly. But I was happy with who I was.
A day doesn't go by where I don't create something.
I'd just make sure with anything I say I know what I'm talking about.
life
If I've learned one thing in life, it's not to be so judgmental of other people.