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Reads tagged with “Patti Smith”

The Last Hotel: Patti Smith Sets Jack Kerouac to Song
The Last Hotel: Patti Smith Sets Jack Kerouac to Song

Two great talents at the intersection of reality and dream.

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Dream of Life: The Ultimate Documentary on the Iconic Artist Patti Smith
Dream of Life: The Ultimate Documentary on the Iconic Artist Patti Smith

“Life isn’t some vertical or horizontal line — you have your own interior world, and it’s not neat.”

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10 Famous Creators’ Secret Obsessions and Little-Known Talents
10 Famous Creators’ Secret Obsessions and Little-Known Talents

Feynman’s sketches, Monroe’s poetry, Plath’s drawings, Magritte’s album art, and more.

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Patti Smith’s Lettuce Soup Recipe for Starving Artists
Patti Smith’s Lettuce Soup Recipe for Starving Artists

“We hadn’t much money, but we were happy.”

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29-Year-Old Patti Smith’s Poetic and Irreverent Monologue on Women and the Universe
29-Year-Old Patti Smith’s Poetic and Irreverent Monologue on Women and the Universe

“If you’re not into transforming stuff into art / Don’t worry about it / Just keep doing it and keep doing…”

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Patti Smith’s Advice on Life
Patti Smith’s Advice on Life

How dental care protects our inner Pinocchio.

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Patti Smith’s Advice to the Young, by Way of William S. Burroughs
Patti Smith’s Advice to the Young, by Way of William S. Burroughs

“To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.”

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Patti Smith Reads Her Poetic Tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe
Patti Smith Reads Her Poetic Tribute to Robert Mapplethorpe

“Blessedness is within us all.”

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Waving to Virginia: Patti Smith Reads Woolf
Waving to Virginia: Patti Smith Reads Woolf

“One man will single me out and will tell me what he has told no other person.”

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