"My mom loved rock ‘n roll. My father hated it. We couldn’t play it when he was around." ― Patti Smith Topic(s): Mom More From Patti Smith "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." "I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur." "From very early on in my childhood – four, five years old – I felt alien to the human race. I felt very comfortable with thinking I was from another planet, because I felt disconnected – I was very tall and skinny, and I didn’t look like anybody else, I didn’t even look like any member of my family." More In Mom "I got my first tattoo when I was 16 years old and I went with my mom to get it done – she has a bunch too so we’re tattoo buddies now."― Josh Hutcherson "When a fellow says, “It ain’t the money but the principle of the thing,” it’s the money."― Kin Hubbard "Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name."― Harriet Ann Jacobs