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
avenue great interested matter students subject
It is a great avenue because the subject matter is so broad. A lot of students have always been interested in religion.
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.
life roll
I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life.
work
I have a lot of energy, and I like to work.
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.
moved
I was actually born in Chicago, and then when I was a toddler, my parents moved to Philadelphia.
believe people playing roll
I don't believe people playing rock n' roll should have crowns. We're not kings and queens. Anybody can play it.
believe cover djs job label lose music sing songs
I don't believe any artist who says, 'I had to do that because DJs will tell me I can't play that music. I will lose my job.' Well, lose the job and create a new job. If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!
continue work
I am still a very optimistic person. I continue to do work with joy.
absolutely heard remember
I absolutely remember where I was when I first heard it. It got me through adolescence.
became girls member took
He just became a member of the family. My girls just took to him, and he took to them.
adore architecture love people
People wouldn't know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.
appeals mainstream music
Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public.
baby bird
I was still a baby bird when I was 28.