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I've lost many, many friends through natural causes, through alcohol, through drugs, through AIDS. And every time I lose a friend or a loved one, it reminds me how great life is.

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