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I believe myself to be an artist. That was my calling, to do my work, and what's most important to me is to do the best work I possibly can. And that is what means the most, that is what will endure.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
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Patricia Lee Smith
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