Patti Smith
Birthday: 30 December 1946, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Patricia Lee Smith
Height: 172 cm
Patti Smith was born on December 30, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Patricia Lee Smith. She was previously married to Fred 'Sonic' Smith.
Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about. That's the whole thing for me - movie Show more
Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about. That's the whole thing for me - movies. Hide
[on friendship] Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.
[on friendship] Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.
I wasn't writing my own songs yet, so I was using other people's songs as a vehicle. The reason we d Show more
I wasn't writing my own songs yet, so I was using other people's songs as a vehicle. The reason we did "Land of a Thousand Dances" and "Gloria" on "Horses" was because I liked repetitious, three-chord rock songs but I didn't understand that I could write my own. I didn't realize that you could use those chords a million times. Hide
Some of us are born rebellious. Like Jean Genet or Arthur Rimbaud, I roam these mean streets like a Show more
Some of us are born rebellious. Like Jean Genet or Arthur Rimbaud, I roam these mean streets like a villain, a vagabond, an outcast, scavenging for the scraps that may perchance plummet off humanity's dirty plates, though often sometimes taking a cab to a restaurant is more convenient. Hide
[on her tribute to Amy Winehouse with the song, "This is the Girl"] It was done really lovingly. As Show more
[on her tribute to Amy Winehouse with the song, "This is the Girl"] It was done really lovingly. As soon as I heard about when she died, I sat down and wrote her a little poem and my bass player wrote a piece of music that resonated the poem. It is a song I wish we never had to write. Hide
I wrote "Horses" for Michael Stipe. I wrote "Horses" for Morrissey. And they found it.
I wrote "Horses" for Michael Stipe. I wrote "Horses" for Morrissey. And they found it.
[on Johnny Depp] I think, at heart, he is a musician. I've never really seen him without a guitar. H Show more
[on Johnny Depp] I think, at heart, he is a musician. I've never really seen him without a guitar. He keeps two or three guitars with him most of the time. Sometimes, on a long drive, he'll have one in the car. That is how devoted to music he is. Hide
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