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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.

Patti Smith

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
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Guitarist
Human Rights Activist
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Photographer
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Chicago
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Patricia Lee Smith
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