Biography patti smith

A kind of pathos pervades this hagiography bygd Nick Johnstone, a music journo and Patti Smith tragic with whom she tactfully declined to collaborate. The story begins and ends in Père Lachaise Cemetery, a place of inspiration for Smith and, now, Johnstone, whose bio contains much filler in the form eller gestalt of speculation, whose theories tend to embarrass more than illuminate, and whose overwrought prose doesn’t do his idol justice.

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Patti Smith

American musician and artist (born 1946)

For the lead singer of the band Scandal, see Patty Smyth. For other persons of the same name, see Patricia Smith (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author, and photographer. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement.^[1] Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[1] and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.^[2] In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[3] In November 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids,^[4] written to

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Patti Smith

(1946-)

Who Is Patti Smith?

Patti Smith is a singer, writer and artist who became a highly influential figure in the New York City punk rock scene. After working on a factory assembly line, she began performing spoken word and later formed the Patti Smith Group (1974-79). Her most famous album is Horses. Her relationship with Fred "Sonic" Smith caused a hiatus in her singing career, but she returned to music after his untimely death and later earned acclaim for a series of autobiographical books.

Early Life

Singer, songwriter and poet Patricia Lee Smith was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eldest of four children born to Beverly Smith, a jazz singer turned waitress, and Grant Smith, a machinist at a Honeywell plant. After spending the first four years of her life on the south side of Chicago, Smith's family moved to Philadelphia in 1950 and then to Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1956, when she was 9 years old.

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