In the '60s, I used to love rock magazines; I'd cut out pictures of Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Patti Smith 60sbobcut Change image and 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
To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom. Patti Smith createfreedompunk 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
I always enjoyed doing transgender songs. Patti Smith enjoysongtransgender Change image and share on social
I remember when the Bic pen was controversial. They came from France. They were cheap, and when one was out of ink, you threw it away; you didn't dip it into more ink. Patti Smith biccheapcontroversial Change image and share on social
It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to watch all the shows on TV. I watch them all. I like 'Detective Frost.' Patti Smith detectivefictionfrost 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
I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it. Patti Smith childmakeparent 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
