I don't believe any artist who says, 'I had to do that because DJs will tell me I can't play that music. I will lose my job.' Well, lose the job and create a new job. If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave! Patti Smith artistcovercreate share on social
You can't change the world; you can't fix the whole environment. But you can recycle. You can turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth. You can do small things. Patti Smith brushchangeenvironment Change image and share on social
In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter. Patti Smith callfactpainter Change image and share on social
My parents were very humanistic, but where we lived was not the cultural center of the world. Hardly. So I came to New York for two reasons: to find my own kin and also to get a job. And that's what I came to New York for in '67. Patti Smith centerculturalfind share on social
It's not uncool to worry about people who seem like they're going on the wrong path. There's nothing cool about being self-destructive. Patti Smith cooldestructivepath Change image and share on social
Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris. Patti Smith diegutterparis Change image and share on social
I'm always writing. And, I mean, I always counsel people when they call me a musician: I really do not have the skills of a musician. I really don't think like a musician, though I love music and I perform and sing. Patti Smith callcounsellove share on social
Truthfully, I don't really think of myself as a photographer. I don't have all the disciplines and knowledge of a person who's spent their life devoted to photography. Patti Smith devotedisciplineknowledge Change image and share on social
In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen - a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry and cleaned toilet bowls, changed hundreds of diapers and nursed children - I learned a lot. Patti Smith bowlchangechild share on social
