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Horses pretty much broke as a record in England.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
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Patricia Lee Smith
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The film [Dream of Life] looks at a time in my life.
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If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!
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My style of performance poetry came from the beatniks, Allen Ginsberg.
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Love is an angel disguised as lust.
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I have vague memories, like impressions on glass plates.
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