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Patti Smith
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"The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Good
"No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Freedom
"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."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Freedom
"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."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Family
"I’ve always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that’s what I wanted to wear everyday."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Change
"I don’t think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I’m concerned about are at the top of other people’s agendas – not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Change
"I’m not saying I wasn’t flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Business
"The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Communication
"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Art
"We tried not to age, but time had its rage."
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Patti Smith
Topic(s):
Age
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