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All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful.
Patti Smith
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Patti Smith
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
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Patricia Lee Smith
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I didn't want any middle-of-the-road creep. I always wanted the toughest guy in school, the guy from south Philly who wore tight black pants. Y'know, the guy who carried the umbrella and wore white shirts with real thin black ties. I was really nuts over this guy named Butchie Magic 'cause he let me carry his switchblade.
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