Somehow I started introducing writing into my drawings, and after a time, the language took over and I started getting very involved with the handwriting and then the look of the handwriting. Patti Smith drawinghandwritingintroduce Change image and share on social
I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life. Patti Smith lifeloverock Change image and share on social
I always wrote. I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the '80s developing my craft as a writer. Patti Smith 80scraftday Change image and share on social
You can't carve up the world. It's not a pie. Patti Smith carvepieworld Change image and share on social
Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty. Patti Smith artistaspirebuild Change image and share on social
I didn't love Jim Morrison 'cause he was self-destructive. I loved him because of his work. Because of the way he merged poetry and rock-and-roll. Because he did something new. Patti Smith destructivejimlove Change image and share on social
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 amateurishappeasebusiness Change image and share on social
Robert Mapplethorpe, I met in 1967. He was a student at Pratt, though even as a student a fully formed artist. We went through many things in our life together. He became my loved one, then my best friend. Patti Smith artistformfriend share on social
The Bible is very resonant. It has everything: creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the Bible, and all great writers have drawn from it and more than people realise, whether Shakespeare, Herman Melville or Bob Dylan. Patti Smith betrayalbiblebob share on social
I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me. Patti Smith interestpeoplepersonally Change image and share on social
