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I didn't have any career design. I was not thinking about publishing or doing a record. I was just working. I was evolving. I wanted to really comprehend what I was doing before stepping too far out.

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