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
My mother and father had so many ups and downs and stayed with each other and helped each other. My mother took in ironing and she was a waitress. My father was working in the factory and he did people's tax returns. Patti Smith downfactoryfather share on social
I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords. That was my original mission. Patti Smith basicchordimprovise Change image and share on social
We have such a great depth of human history in all of the arts, whether it's opera or mathematics or painting or classical music or jazz. There's so many things to study, new books to read, and certainly always ways to transform old ideas and to come up with new ones. Patti Smith artbookclassical share on social
There are so many great 19th-century photographers, and it's really my favorite period, but the amateurs did such beautiful work. Patti Smith 19thamateurbeautiful Change image and share on social
I have bigger concerns than what pop stars are doing. I'm more concerned about our environment, what industrialists are doing to it. Patti Smith bigconcernenvironment Change image and share on social
Even as a child, I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want to wear red lipstick. Patti Smith childknowlipstick Change image and share on social
Nothing will stifle your human evolution more than fame and fortune. Patti Smith evolutionfamefortune Change image and share on social
What I say should always be prefaced with this: I'm not really politically articulate. I just try to be like Thomas Paine: what is common sense? So when I say these things to you, I am speaking from a humanist point of view. I just look around and see what's wrong. Patti Smith articulatecommonhumanist 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