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We wanted, it seemed, what we already had, a lover and a friend to create with, side by side. To be loyal, yet be free.

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