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
rocks political rock-n-roll
I've embraced rock 'n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock 'n' roll. But I am also engaged in all of these things separately.
real reading believe
I really don't want somebody writing something positive about me if they don't believe in it. I'd rather somebody write something real mean. I like reading bad stuff, it gets me excited. In fact, the only reviews I keep are the bad ones 'cause I think they're the cool ones.
new-york
New York is the thing that seduced me.
special saying-hello wow
If the postman is saying hello to you, then I feel like, wow, thats something special.
writing thinking rocks
I always hesitate when people call me a musician.I have had no musical training. I can't play anything. I really think of myself as a performer. It's always been writing for me. I evolved with my band in rock 'n' roll through poetry, not through music.
rocks four rock-n-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.
kids artist mind
When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective and his process, which to me is a lot like the artist.
father talking trying
My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.
jumping way homeless
Obviously, I'm not homeless. I'm not an old alcoholic. I'm not jumping trains. I just like to live in a certain way.
religious real missionary
I was real religious when I was young. I wanted to be a missionary.
hate doors house
I hate to be enclosed. I don't like bathroom doors - I don't shut them. In fact, in my house, I have no doors.
people atmosphere certain
I just like living in certain atmospheres. Or I just like people as they are.
people car ifs
I'd never had people drive me around, and then all of a sudden, if a car didn't come, I'd say, "Where's my car?"
real father rocks
My father hated rock and roll - hated it. My first real argument with my father was over the Rolling Stones. And he never, ever liked rock and roll. He just liked me.