In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
From Patti Smith
Rock n' roll is dream soup, what's your brand?
I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.
When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books. I haven't published them. I just haven't gotten around to it for several reasons.
My mom loved rock 'n roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around.
C'mon, I mean who didn't listen to 'The Who' in the 60s?
Sure I destroyed my guitar at every concert, but it was okay, because I'd always get a shiny new one the very next day.
A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.
When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist.
I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me.
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