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
My father's mother was from Liverpool and she had this very beautiful English china. I only wanted to drink my cocoa out of my grandmother's cup and saucer. Patti Smith beautifulchinacocoa Change image and share on social
Artists, musicians, scientists - if you have any kind of visionary aptitude, it's often something that you don't have a choice in. You have to do it. Patti Smith aptitudeartistchoice 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
The cult of celebrity in the '60s and '70s was really more reserved for movie stars or high socialites. Paparazzi didn't care about Janis Joplin. Patti Smith 60s70scare Change image and 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
Robert Mapplethorpe asked me to write our story the day before he died. I had never written a book of nonfiction, and so it took me almost two decades to write that book. Patti Smith askbookday Change image and 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
