Patti Smith

Date of Birth:

30-Dec-1946

Nationality:

United States

Profession:

Singer

Patricia Lee “Patti Smith” is a singer-songwriter, visual artist, activist and poet. She released her debut album ‘Horses’ in 1975. She has a very distinctive sound, which can be placed within the punk rock genre of music. Her songs are strongly driven by the lyrics, and often feature spoken poetry. She has fused poetry and music to create a unique art form - an effective modern means of self expression and protest. Her interests are varied and span across art, music, literature and photography. She has cited William Blake and Arthur Rimbaud as influences. Her albums often feature experimental or avant-garde elements. Her lyrics have often bore politically oriented content and feature social commentary. She is also an active performance artist. She has collaborated with musicians like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Patti Smith is a unique phenomenon, combining poetry with music, which is youthful in form and content. She has always engaged with several social issues. Few people can claim to have lived a life as interesting as Patti Smith. She definitely knows a thing or two about sailing this world wisely with style and grace. We have collected some of Patti Smith's quotes from her writings, poetry, songs, general observations and life. Here’s just a taste of her badass wisdom through her profound quotes.

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QUOTES BY Patti Smith

No one expected me. Everything awaited me.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

I don't fuck much with the past but I fuck plenty with the future.

Freedom is...the right to write the wrong words.

I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

What will happen to us?" I asked. "There will always be us," he answered.

Everything distracted me, but most of all myself.

I refuse to believe that Hendrix had the last possessed hand, that Joplin had the last drunken throat, that Morrison had the last enlightened mind.

Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine.

I have loved books all my life. There is nothing more beautiful in our material world than the book.