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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
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Patricia Lee Smith
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If I'm really working on something, writing or painting or really concentrating, I don't even think about brushing my hair.
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We tried not to age, but time had its rage.
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I walk alone, assaulted it seems, by tears from heaven.
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My father came a couple of times, but he always blamed his hearing loss on my loud amplifiers. So he didn't come anymore, but I had his support.
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My mission is to communicate, to wake people up, just to give them my energy and accept theirs.
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When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep.
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I really don't want somebody writing something positive about me if they don't believe in it. I'd rather somebody write something real mean. I like reading bad stuff, it gets me excited. In fact, the only reviews I keep are the bad ones 'cause I think they're the cool ones.
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