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Patti Smith
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"Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo – Jo being the writer and the misfit."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Women
"People have the power to redeem the work of fools."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Power
"What I wanted to do in rock ‘n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Poetry
"When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock ‘n’ roll was asleep."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Poetry
"What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn’t have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that’s startling or is so poignant."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Positive
"I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Music
"I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn’t vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Music
"Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there’s something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what’s on the minds of the people."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Nature
"My mom loved rock ‘n roll. My father hated it. We couldn’t play it when he was around."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Mom
"Good news doesn’t necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one’s fellow man."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Hope
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