All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful. Patti Smith childhavewant Change image and share on social
I've always felt outside of things; I've always felt different. Patti Smith felthavething Change image and share on social
People wouldn't know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them. Patti Smith adorearchitectureball Change image and share on social
When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist. Patti Smith artistbookwant Change image and share on social
Hopefully if you create something fine, people will relate to it, so you're communicating with people, and you're not in a void. On the other hand, because you're always creating and transforming, art always separates you - always. Patti Smith artcommunicatecreate share on social
Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people. Patti Smith historicalmindnature Change image and share on social
My parents were very well read. They were both New Englanders, not highly educated, but they had a sophisticated... they were both very humanistic, and they were sophisticated readers. Patti Smith educateenglandershighly Change image and share on social
Why do people want to know exactly who I am? Am I a poet? Am I this or that? I've always made people wary. First they called me a rock poet. Then I was a poet that dabbled in rock. Then I was a rock person who dabbled in art. Patti Smith artcalldabble share on social
I was actually born in Chicago, and then when I was a toddler, my parents moved to Philadelphia. Patti Smith bearchicagomove Change image and share on social
My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. Patti Smith fatherhatelove Change image and share on social
