I'd just make sure with anything I say I know what I'm talking about. Patti Smith maketalk Change image and share on social
There is hardly a place in New York that you can't walk a block and a half and get a cup of coffee. Believe me, I've been all over the world. There's no place like that but New York City. Patti Smith blockcitycoffee Change image and share on social
I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor. Patti Smith beautifulcreativegreat share on social
We didn't have the phrase 'style icon' when I was young, but I have to say, I really copied Bob Dylan when I was younger: a little bit of Bob Dylan or a lot of Bob Dylan and the French symbolist poets - I liked how they dressed - and Catholic school boys. Patti Smith bitebobboy share on social
Since childhood, it was my dream to go where all the poets and artists had been. Rimbaud, Artaud, Brancusi, Camus, Picasso, Bresson, Goddard, Jeanne Moreau, Juliette Greco, everybody - Paris for me was a Mecca. Patti Smith artaudartistbrancusi 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
When I was young, I was offered my first recording contract in 1971 and was offered quite a bit of money if I would change my character and be a '70s version of Cher. Patti Smith 70sbitechange Change image and share on social
I always enjoyed doing transgender songs. Patti Smith enjoysongtransgender 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
