Patti Smith Quotes

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

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

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 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 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

I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.
Patti Smith

Others, Thrived

I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.
Patti Smith

Written, Prose, Published

If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.
Patti Smith

Sorry, Regrets, Writer

In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
Patti Smith

Thought, Fact, Calling

Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.
Patti Smith

Person, Sense, Artist

Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris.
Patti Smith

Die, Maybe, Paris

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Nationality: American

Born: December 20, 1946

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