Patti Smith



Patti Smith

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born
December 30, 1946

gender
female

place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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genre
Poetry

influences
Allen Ginsberg


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Patti Smith (born Patricia Lee Smith on December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and poet. She was influential in the birth of the punk rock with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called "Godmother of Punk" she integrated the beat poetry performance style with garage rock. Her allusions introduced 19th century French poetry to American teens, while her "unladylike" language defied the disco era. Smith is most widely known for the song "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2005 Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Culture.




avg rating: 4.13 | 33 reviews | 336 ratings | 24 distinct works
Early Work: 1970-1979 Early Work: 1970-1979 (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.19 — 107 ratings — published 1995
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Patti Smith: Complete lyrics,... Patti Smith: Complete lyrics, reflections, and notes for the future (Hardcover)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.50 — 52 ratings — published 1998
6 editions
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Babel Babel (Mass Market Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.20 — 58 ratings — published 1979
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The Coral Sea The Coral Sea (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.00 — 35 ratings — published 1997
2 editions
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Auguries of Innocence: Poems Auguries of Innocence: Poems (Hardcover)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 3.80 — 34 ratings — published 2005
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Seventh Heaven Seventh Heaven (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.35 — 21 ratings — published 1978
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Woolgathering Woolgathering (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 4.75 — 13 ratings — published 1992
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Strange Messenger: The Work of... Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith (Paperback)
by Patti Smith, David Greenberg, John W. Smith
avg rating 4.08 — 15 ratings — published 2003
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Ha! Ha! Houdini Ha! Ha! Houdini (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 3.80 — 7 ratings — published 1977
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Witt Witt (Paperback)
by Patti Smith
avg rating 3.60 — 8 ratings — published 1973
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quotes by Patti Smith

196092
"Everything comes down so pasteurized
everything comes down 16 degrees
they say your amplifier is too loud
turn your amplifier down
are we high all alone on our knees
memory is just hips that swing
like a clock
the past projects fantastic scenes
tic/toc tic/toc tic/toc
fuck the clock!"
Patti Smith (Babel)
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196092
"...heroine: the artist, the premier mistress writhering in a garden graced w/highly polished blades of grass... release (ethiopium) is the drug...an animal howl says it all...notes pour into the caste of freedom...the freedom to be intense...to defy social order and break the slow kill monotony of censorship. to break from the long bonds of servitude-ruthless adoration of the celestial shepherd. let us celebrate our own flesh-to embrace not ones race mais the marathon-to never let go of the fiery sadness called desire
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Patti Smith
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196092
"Writing is not some quiet, closet act."
Patti Smith
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