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Patti Smith Quotes

Patti Smith quotes about people

American Musician, Poet December 20, 1946

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Patti Smith quote: "I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people..."
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
What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant. Patti Smith
I don't like categorizing stuff, but women's roles all through history have been to act as hierophant or someone who's guarded the secrets or guarded the temple. I'm a girl doing what guys usually did, the way that I look, the goals and kinds of things I want to help achieve through rock. It's more heroic stuff and heroic stuff has been traditionally male. Like Hendrix and Jim Morrison and all those people. I mean, Jim Morrison was trying to elevate the word; he was the poet in rock & roll... Patti Smith
Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people. Patti Smith
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
Patti Smith quote: "People have the power to redeem the work of fools."
People have the power to redeem the work of fools. Patti Smith
When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep. Patti Smith
What I wanted to do in rock 'n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Patti Smith
I don't think the area of Jerusalem should be part of a Jewish state; it belongs to all people, to Christians and Muslims and the Jewish people. Patti Smith
Patti Smith quote: "Make your interactions with people transformational, not just..."
Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional. Patti Smith
Patti Smith quote: "People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name..."
People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything. Patti Smith

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