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Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City -based punk rock movement. [1] Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work.
Apr 22, 2021 · Patti Smith is a singer, writer and artist who became a highly influential figure in the New York City punk rock scene. After working on a factory assembly line, she began performing...
Oct 25, 2024 · Patti Smith, American poet, rock songwriter, and singer whose mesmeric charisma, chantlike but hoarsely compelling musical declamation, visionary texts, and simple but ingenious rock music won her an intense cult following and international recognition. Learn more about her life and career.
May 2, 2024 · The one-of-a-kind Patti Smith recently sat down with Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her podcast Wiser Than Me —a Lemonada Media production—to talk about her unique life experiences, her unexpected...
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Rock was getting too slick for its own good when Patti Smith burst on the scene and tore it apart. She shrieked and howled literate yet street-savvy lyrics, unflinchingly confronting topics from religion to the Beat movement.
After a hectic decade making a name for herself as the “punk poet laureate” of 1970s rock and roll, Patti Smith stepped away from the stage to focus on her family and writing.
Oct 23, 2015 · Before we get back to our 2010 interview with Patti Smith about her life before she became the godmother of punk and about how photographer Robert Mapplethorpe became her soul mate, we're going...
