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 was in musical comedy. And I did very well, but the memorization killed me. I'm not good at memorizing, and it gave me a lot of anxiety. I hated the makeup. I hated all that pancake makeup. I didn't really like dressing for parts. Patti Smith anxietycomedydress 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
I was a sickly child, not very strong physically. I wasn't really the greatest in school. I didn't really excel in anything particularly. But I was happy with who I was. Patti Smith childexcelgreat Change image and share on social
Music television is all about the media-oriented version of what it is to be a rock star; it's not about what Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix were about - which included great images, sure, but they had spiritual and political and revolutionary content, too. Patti Smith bobcontentdylan share on social
I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me. Patti Smith interestpeoplepersonally Change image and share on social
In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and people like Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Patti Smith diegreathendrix share on social
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 changechildclothe share on social
I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular. Patti Smith greatmediocreoverlook Change image and share on social
I like revisiting my early work, and people like to hear it. I don't make people suffer through any experimentation or new material. When I go see an artist, I want to hear the songs that drew me to them, so I do the same. Patti Smith artistdrawearly share on social
