Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world. Patti Smith filmfrugalmake Change image and share on social
I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible. Patti Smith longsidethorn 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 come from a working-class family, and I've been working since I was 13, from babysitting to blueberry picking to factory work to bookstore work. And of course, being a mother and homemaker, the hardest work of all. Patti Smith babysitblueberrybookstore 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
Mohammed personally mapped out seven heavens. If he got to seven, you know there's more. Patti Smith heavenmapmohammed Change image and share on social
First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor. Patti Smith lastsurvivor Change image and share on social
People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything. Patti Smith callgodmotherpeople 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
