Quotes By 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.

The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

I've always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.

Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man.

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

As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag.

I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.

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

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

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

Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo - Jo being the writer and the misfit.

Mohammed personally mapped out seven heavens. If he got to seven, you know there's more.

I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.