Patti Smith
Quotations
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“Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo – Jo being the writer and the misfit.” -Patti Smith
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“Good news doesn’t necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one’s fellow man.” -Patti Smith
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“What I wanted to do in rock ‘n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.” -Patti Smith
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“I’m not saying I wasn’t flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.” -Patti Smith
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“My mom loved rock ‘n roll. My father hated it. We couldn’t play it when he was around.” -Patti Smith
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“Good news doesn’t necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one’s fellow man.” -Patti Smith
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“The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.” -Patti Smith
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“No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.” -Patti Smith
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“From very early on in my childhood – four, five years old – I felt alien to the human race. I felt very comfortable with thinking I was from another planet, because I felt disconnected – I was very tall and skinny, and I didn’t look like anybody else, I didn’t even look like any…
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“The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication.” -Patti Smith
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“I’ve always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that’s what I wanted to wear everyday.” -Patti Smith
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“I’m not saying I wasn’t flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.” -Patti Smith
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“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.” -Patti Smith
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