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
Everyone has a creative impulse, and has the right to create, and should. Patti Smith createcreativeimpulse Change image and 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
My dad got a job in a factory in Philadelphia, so I was raised in Germantown in a sort of a barracks for soldiers. They had housing for temporary housing. And then my parents saved money and bought a little house in South Jersey, built on a swamp. Patti Smith barrackbuildbuy share on social
As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag. Patti Smith concerndraggender Change image and share on social
Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the person you lost and also giving something of that person to other people, so they can experience something of that person. Patti Smith experiencegivegrief 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
I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy. Patti Smith communicateembracehappy Change image and share on social
My siblings were a bit younger than me, and I was always entertaining them and making up stories. Patti Smith biteentertainmake Change image and share on social
