Patti Smith Quotes

A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.
Patti Smith

Pretending, Audience, Continue

Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about.
Patti Smith

As an artist, I used to think that my responsibility was to do good work. But I had to learn from the '70s on that being a public figure presents another aspect of responsibility.
Patti Smith

Work, Good, Another

Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.
Patti Smith

Wanted, Artist, Star

C'mon, I mean who didn't listen to 'The Who' in the 60s?
Patti Smith

Mean, Listen, Mon

Christianity made us think there's one heaven.
Patti Smith

First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor.
Patti Smith

Through, Anybody, Survivor

From very early on in my childhood - four, five years old - I felt alien to the human race. I felt very comfortable with thinking I was from another planet, because I felt disconnected - I was very tall and skinny, and I didn't look like anybody else, I didn't even look like any member of my family.
Patti Smith

Family, Human, Thinking

Horses pretty much broke as a record in England.
Patti Smith

Pretty, England, Broke

I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
Patti Smith

Music, Original, Amateur

I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords.
Patti Smith

Music, Poetry, Rock

I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change.
Patti Smith

Change, Children, Through

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.
Patti Smith

Great, Happy, Mother

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.
Patti Smith

Good, Learn, Against

I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story.
Patti Smith

Life, Play, Old

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.
Patti Smith

Strong, Musician, Performer

I like gettin' old.
Patti Smith

I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world.
Patti Smith

Away, Loved, Read

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.
Patti Smith

Writing, Artist, Felt

I never thought I was gonna live to 30.
Patti Smith

Live, Thought, Gonna

I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town.
Patti Smith

Good, Book, Wanted

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.
Patti Smith

Kids, Writer, Written

I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.
Patti Smith

Work, Happy, Embrace

I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar.
Patti Smith

Real, Play, Guitar

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.
Patti Smith

Sense, Balance, Stealth

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Nationality: American

Born: December 20, 1946

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