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Patti Smith
Smith in 1978
Smith in 1978
Background information
Birth namePatricia Lee Smith
Born(1946-12-30)December 30, 1946(age 77)
Chicago,Illinois, U.S.
OriginDeptford Township, New Jersey,U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • poet
  • painter
  • author
  • photographer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • clarinet
DiscographyPatti Smith discography
Years active1967–present
Labels
Websitepattismith.net

Patricia Lee Smith(born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author and photographer whose 1975 debut albumHorsesmade her an influential member of theNew York City-basedpunk rockmovement.[1]Smith has fusedrockandpoetryin her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night",co-written withBruce Springsteen,reached 13th on theBillboardHot 100 chart[1]and fifth on theUK Singles Chart.

In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of theOrdre des Arts et des Lettresby theFrench Ministry of Culture.[2]In 2007, she was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.[3]In November 2010, Smith won theNational Book Awardfor her memoirJust Kids,[4]written to fulfill a promise she made toRobert Mapplethorpe,her longtime partner. She is ranked 47th onRolling Stonemagazine's100 Greatest Artists of All Time,published in 2010,[5]and was awarded thePolar Music Prizein 2011.

Early life and education[edit]

Smith was born on December 30, 1946, at Grant Hospital in theLincoln Parksection ofChicago,[6][7]to Beverly Smith, a jazz singer turned waitress, and Grant Smith, aHoneywellmachinist.[8]The family was of part Irish ancestry,[9]and Patti was the eldest of four children, with siblings Linda, Kimberly, and Todd.[10]

When Smith was four, the family moved from Chicago to theGermantownsection ofPhiladelphia,[11]then toPitman, New Jersey,[12]and finally settled in the Woodbury Gardens section ofDeptford Township, New Jersey.[13][14]

At an early age, Smith was exposed to music, including the albumsShrimp BoatsbyHarry Belafonte,The Money TreebyPatience and Prudence,andAnother Side of Bob Dylan,Bob Dylan's fourth album, released in 1964, which her mother gave her.

In 1964, Smith graduated fromDeptford Township High School,and began working in a factory.[1][15]She briefly attended Glassboro State College, nowRowan University,inGlassboro, New Jersey.

Career[edit]

Early performances[edit]

In 1969, Smith went to Paris with her sister, and startedbuskingand doing performance art.[13]When Smith returned to Manhattan, she lived at theHotel Chelseawith Mapplethorpe. They frequentedMax's Kansas CityonPark Avenue,and Smith provided thespoken wordsoundtrack for Sandy Daley's art filmRobert Having His Nipple Pierced,starring Mapplethorpe. The same year, Smith appeared withJayne CountyinJackie Curtis's playFemme Fatale.She also starred inAnthony Ingrassia's playIsland.As a member of thePoetry Project,she spent the early 1970s painting, writing, and performing.

In 1969, Smith also performed in theone-act playCowboy Mouth,[16]which she co-wrote withSam Shepard.The published play's notes call for "a man who looks like a coyote and a woman who looks like a crow". She wrote several poems about Shepard and her relationship with him, including "for sam shepard"[17]and "Sam Shepard: 9 Random Years (7 + 2)", that were published inAngel City, Curse of the Starving Class & Other Plays (1976).

On February 10, 1971, Smith, accompanied byLenny Kayeon electric guitar, opening forGerard Malanga,which was her first public poetry performance.[18][19]

Smith was briefly considered as lead singer forBlue Öyster Cult.She contributed lyrics to several Blue Öyster Cult songs, including "Debbie Denise", which was inspired by her poems "In Remembrance of Debbie Denise", "Baby Ice Dog", "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin","The Revenge of Vera Gemini ", on which she performs duet vocals, and" Shooting Shark ". At the time, she was romantically involved withAllen Lanier,Blue Öyster Cult's keyboardist. During these years, Smith was also a rock music journalist, writing periodically forRolling StoneandCreem.[18]

The Patti Smith Group[edit]

On October 15, 2006, Smith performed a 3½-hourtour de forceshow to close outCBGB,the famedNew York Citylive music venue.
Smith performing at Primavera Sound Festival inBarcelona,in June 2007
Smith performing atHaldern PopinNorth Rhine-Westphalia,Germany, in August 2014
Smith performing inBerlin,in June 2022

In 1973, Smith teamed up again with musician and rock archivist Lenny Kaye, and later addedRichard Sohlon piano. The trio developed into a full band with the addition ofIvan Králon guitar and bass andJay Dee Daughertyon drums.[18]Kral was a refugee fromCzechoslovakiawho had moved to the US in 1966 with his parents, who were both diplomats. After theSoviet invasion of Czechoslovakiain August 1968, Kral decided not to return.[20]

Financed bySam Wagstaff,the band recorded their first single, "Hey Joe/Piss Factory"in 1974. The A-side was a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken word piece aboutPatty Hearst,a fugitive heiress. The B-side describes the helpless alienation Smith felt while working on a factoryassembly lineand the salvation she dreams of achieving by escaping to New York City.[1]In a 1996 interview on artistic influences during her younger years, Smith said, "I had devoted so much of my girlish daydreams toRimbaud.Rimbaud was like my boyfriend. "[21]

Later the same year, she performed "I Wake Up Screaming", a poem, onThe Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control,an album byThe Doors'Ray Manzarek.

Albums[edit]

Further information:Horses (album),Easter (Patti Smith Group album),Radio Ethiopia,andWave (Patti Smith Group album)

In March 1975, Smith's group, the Patti Smith Group, began a two-month weekend set of shows atCBGBin New York City with the bandTelevision.The Patti Smith Group was spotted byClive Davis,who signed them toArista Records.

Later that year, the Patti Smith Group recorded their debut album,Horses,produced byJohn Caleamid some tension.[18]The album fusedpunk rockand spoken poetry and begins with a cover ofVan Morrison's "Gloria",and Smith's opening words:" Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine ", an excerpt from" Oath ", one of Smith's early poems. The austere cover photograph by Mapplethorpe has become one of rock's classic images.[22]

As punk rock grew in popularity, the Patti Smith Group toured the U.S. and Europe. The rawer sound of the group's second album,Radio Ethiopia,reflected this. Considerably less accessible thanHorses,Radio Ethiopiainitially received poor reviews. However, several of its songs have stood the test of time, and Smith still performs them live.[23]She has said thatRadio Ethiopiawas influenced by the bandMC5.[21]

On January 23, 1977, while touring in support ofRadio Ethiopia,Smith accidentally danced off a high stage inTampa, Florida,and fell 15-feet onto a concreteorchestra pit,breaking severalcervical vertebrae.[24]The injury required a period of rest andphysical therapy,during which she says she was able to reassess, reenergize, and reorganize her life.

The Patti Smith Group produced two further albums,Easter,released in 1978, was their most commercially successful record. It included the band's top single "Because the Night",co-written withBruce Springsteen.Wave(1979) was less successful, although the songs "Frederick"and"Dancing Barefoot"received commercial airplay.[25]

Through most of the 1980s, Patti lived with her family inSt. Clair Shores, Michigan,and was semi-retired from music. She ultimately moved back to New York City.

Touring and additional albums[edit]

Further information:Dream of Life,E-Bow the Letter,Glitter in Their Eyes,Gone Again,Land (1975–2002),The Patti Smith Masters,andTrampin'

In June 1988, Smith released the albumDream of Life,which included the song "People Have the Power".

Michael StipeofR.E.M.andAllen Ginsberg,who she had known since her early years in New York City, urged her return to live music and touring. She toured briefly withBob Dylanin December 1995, which is chronicled in a book of photographs by Stipe.[16]

In 1996, Smith worked with her long-time colleagues to recordGone Again,featuring "About a Boy", a tribute toKurt Cobain,the former lead singer ofNirvanawho died bysuicidein 1994.

The same year, she collaborated with Stipe on "E-Bow the Letter",a song on R.E.M.'sNew Adventures in Hi-Fi,which she performed live with the band.[26]After the release ofGone Again,Smith recorded two further albums,Peace and Noisein 1997, which included the single "1959"aboutChina's invasion of Tibet,andGung Hoin 2000, which included songs aboutHo Chi Minhand Smith's late father. Smith was nominated for theGrammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performancefor two songs, "1959" and "Glitter in Their Eyes".[27]

A box set of Smith's work up to that time,The Patti Smith Masters.was released in 1996.

In 2002, Smith releasedLand (1975–2002),a two-CD compilation that includes a cover ofPrince's "When Doves Cry".Smith'ssolo art exhibitionStrange Messengerwas hosted at theAndy Warhol MuseuminPittsburghon September 28, 2002.[28]

On April 27, 2004, Smith releasedTrampin',which included several songs about motherhood, partly in tribute to Smith's mother, who died two years earlier. It was her first album onColumbia Records,which later became asister labelto herArista Records,her previous label. Smith curated theMeltdown festivalin London on June 25, 2005, in which she performedHorseslive in its entirety for the first time.[29]This live performance was released later in 2004 asHorses/Horses.

On October 15, 2006, Smith performed a 3½-hourtour de forceshow to close out atCBGB,which was an immensely influential New York City live music venue for much of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. At the CBGB show, Smith took the stage at 9:30 p.m. (EDT) and closed her show a few minutes after 1:00 am. Her final song was "Elegie", after which she read a list ofpunk rockmusicians and advocates who had died in the previous years, representing the last public song and words performed at the iconic venue.[30]

In April 2007, Smith's cover of "Gimme Shelter"appeared on her tenth album,Twelve,an all-covers album released byColumbia Records.

In July 2008, a live album by Smith andKevin Shields,The Coral Sea,was released.

On September 10, 2009, after a week of smaller events and exhibitions inFlorence,Smith played an open-air concert atPiazza Santa Croce,commemorating her performance in the same city 30 years earlier.[31]

Smith recorded a cover ofBuddy Holly's "Words of Love"for the CDRave on Buddy Holly,a tribute album tied to Holly's 75th birthday, which was released June 28, 2011.[32]

She also recorded the song "Capitol Letter" for theofficial soundtrackof the second film of theHunger Games'seriesThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire.[33]

Smith's 11th studio album,Banga,was released in June 2012.American Songwriterwrote that, "These songs aren't as loud or frantic as those of her late 70s heyday, but they resonate just as boldly as she moans, chants, speaks and spits out lyrics with the grace and determination ofMohammad Aliin his prime. It's not an easy listen—the vast majority of her music never has been—but if you're a fan and/or prepared for the challenge, this is as potent, heady and uncompromising as she has ever gotten, and with Smith's storied history as a musical maverick, that's saying plenty. "[34]Metacriticawarded the album a score of 81, indicating "universal acclaim".[35]

Also in 2012, Smith recorded a cover ofIo come personaby Italian singer-songwriterGiorgio Gaber.[36][37]

In 2015, Smith wrote "Aqua Teen Dream" to commemorate the series finale ofAqua Teen Hunger Force.The vocal track was recorded in a hotel overlookingLerici's Bay of Poets.[38]On September 26, 2015, Smith performed at theAmerican Museum of Tort Lawconvocation ceremony.[39]

On December 6, 2015, she made an appearance at the Paris show ofU2'sInnocence + Experience Tour,performing "Bad"and"People Have the Power"with U2.[40]

In 2016, Smith performed "People Have the Power" atRiverside Churchin Manhattan to celebrate the 20th anniversary ofDemocracy Now,where she was joined byMichael Stipe.On December 10, 2016, Smith attended the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony inStockholmon behalf ofBob Dylan,winner of theNobel Prize in Literature,who could not be present due to prior commitments.

After the official presentation speech for the literary prize byHorace Engdahl,the perpetual secretary of theSwedish Academy,Smith sang the Dylan song "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall".[41]She missung one verse, singing, "I saw the babe that was just bleedin'," and was momentarily unable to continue.[42]After a brief apology, saying that she was nervous, she resumed the song and earned jubilant applause at its end.[43][44]

Art and writings[edit]

In 1994, Smith began devoting time to what she terms "pure photography", a method of capturing still objects without using a flash.[45]

From November 2006 to January 2007, an exhibition called 'Sur les Traces'[46]atTrolley Gallery,London, featuredpolaroidprints taken by Smith and donated to Trolley to raise awareness and funds for the publication ofDouble Blind: Lebanon Conflict 2006,a book with photographs byPaolo Pellegrin,a member ofMagnum Photos.She also participated in the DVD commentary forAqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.

From March 28 to June 22, 2008, theFondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporainin Paris hosted a major exhibition of the visual artwork ofLand 250,drawn from pieces created by Smith between 1967 and 2007.[47]

In 2009, she contributed the introduction toJessica Lange's book50 Photographs.[48]

In 2010, Smith's book,Just Kids,a memoir of her time inManhattanin the 1970s and her relationship withRobert Mapplethorpe,was published. The book won theNational Book Award for Nonfictionlater that year.[4][49]In 2018, a new edition ofJust Kids,including additional photographs and illustrations, was published. Smith also headlined a benefit concert headed by bandmate Tony Shanahan, for Court Tavern inNew Brunswick, New Jersey.[50]Smith's set included "Gloria", "Because the Night", and "People Have the Power".

In 2011, Smith announced the first museum exhibition of her photography in the U.S.,Camera Solo.She named the project after a sign she saw in the abode ofPope Celestine V,which translates as "a room of one's own", and which Smith felt best described her solitary method of photography.[45]The exhibition featured artifacts that were everyday items or places of significance to artists Smith admires, includingRimbaud,Charles Baudelaire,John Keats,andWilliam Blake.In February 2012, she was a guest at theSanremo Music Festival.[51]

Also in 2011, Smith was working on a crime novel set in London. "I've been working on a detective story that starts at theSt Giles in the Fieldschurch in London for the last two years ", she toldNME,adding that she "loved detective stories" and was a fan of British fictional detectiveSherlock Holmesand U.S. crime authorMickey Spillanein her youth.[52][53]

Film appearances[edit]

Also in 2010, Smith made a cameo appearance inJean-Luc Godard'sFilm Socialisme,which was first screened at theCannes Film Festivalthat year.[54]

In 2017, Smith appeared as herself inSong to SongoppositeRooney MaraandRyan Gosling,directed byTerrence Malick.[55][56]She later made an appearance at the Detroit show of U2's The Joshua Tree 2017 tour and performed "Mothers of the Disappeared" with the band.[57]

In 2018, Smith's concert-documentary filmHorses: Patti Smith and her Band,premiered at the 2018Tribeca Film Festival.[58]In addition, Smith narratedDarren Aronofsky's VR experienceSpheres: Songs of Spacetimealong withMillie Bobby BrownandJessica Chastain.[59]

In January 2019, Smith's photographs were displayed at theDiego Riveragallery in theSan Francisco Art Instituteand she performed atThe Fillmorein San Francisco.[60]

In 2019, Smith performed "People Have the Power" withStewart CopelandandChoir! Choir! Choir!at Onassis Festival 2019: Democracy Is Coming. Later that year, she released her latest book,Year of the Monkey.[61]"A captivating, redemptive chronicle of a year in which Smith looked intently into the abyss", statedKirkus Reviews.[62]

In 2024, Smith appeared as herself inTurn in the Wound,a documentary byAbel Ferraraabout performance, poetry, music and the experience of people at war, focusing on life inKyivsince the beginning of thewar in Ukraine.She composed the music of the film and read poems byAntonin Artaud,René DaumalandArthur Rimbaudin her own voice.[63]It was premiered at the74th Berlin International Film Festivalon February 16, 2024.[64]

Musical influence[edit]

One of the first musicians to reference Smith wasTodd Rundgren.In theliner notesof his 1972 albumSomething/Anything?,Rundgren wrote that "Song of the Viking" was "written in the feverish grip of the dreaded 'd'oyle carte,' a chronic disease dating back to my youth. Dedicated to Miss Patti Lee Smith." Seven years later, Rundgren produced the final Patti Smith Group album,Wave.[65]

In 1979,Gilda Radnerportrayed a character calledCandy Slice,based on Smith, onSaturday Night Live.[66]

Anglo-Celtic rock bandThe Waterboys' debut single, "A Girl Called Johnny",is a tribute to Smith.[67]

Hole's "Violet",released in 1994, features the lyrics," And the sky was all violet / I want it again, but violent, more violent, "alluding to lyrics from Smith's song" Kimberly ".[68]In 2010, Hole singerCourtney Lovesaid that she considered Smith's "Rock N Roll Nigger"the greatest rock song of all time,[69]and credited Smith as a major influence. Love received Smith's albumHorsesin juvenile hall as a teenager, and "realized that you could do something that was completely subversive that didn't involve violence [or] felonies. I stopped making trouble."[70]

In 1998,Michael StipeofR.E.M.published a collection of photos, titledTwo Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith.Stipe sings backing vocals on Smith's "Last Call" and "Glitter in Their Eyes". Smith sang background vocals onR.E.M.'s "E-Bow the Letter"and"Blue".[71]A decade later, in 2008, Stipe say that Smith's albumHorseswas one of his inspirations. "I decided then that I was going to start a band," Stipe said about the impact of listening toHorses.[72]

In 2000, the Australianalternative rockbandThe Go-Betweensdedicated the song "When She Sang About Angels" on their albumThe Friends of Rachel Worthto Smith.[73]

In 2004,Shirley MansonofGarbagespoke of Smith's influence on her inRolling Stone's issue "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time", in which Smith was ranked 47th.[74]The SmithsmembersMorrisseyandJohnny Marrshare an appreciation for Smith'sHorses,and revealed that their song "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" is a reworking of one of the album's tracks, "Kimberly".[75]In 2004,Sonic Youthreleased an album calledHidros 3 (to Patti Smith).[76]

In 2005,U2cited Smith as an influence.[77]The same year,Scottishsinger-songwriterKT Tunstallreleased "Suddenly I See",a single, as a tribute of sorts to Smith.[78]Canadian actorElliot Pagefrequently mentions Smith as one of his idols and has done various photo shoots replicating famous Smith photos, and Irish actressMaria Doyle Kennedyoften refers to Smith as a major influence.[79]

"She was the epitome of a literate, intelligent woman taking charge and being respected by her peers," observedMaria McKeein 2005.[80]

In 2012,Madonnanamed Smith as one of her biggest influences.[81]

In 2012, Smith was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts fromPratt InstituteinBrooklyn.[82]Following conferral of her degree, Smith delivered the commencement address[83]and played two songs along with long-time band memberLenny Kaye.In her Pratt Institute commencement address, Smith said that when she moved to New York City in 1967, she would never have been accepted into Pratt but most of her friends, including Mapplethorpe, were students at Pratt, and she spent countless hours on the Pratt campus. She added that it was through her friends and Pratt professors that she learned many of her own artistic skills.[84]

In 2018, the English bandFlorence and the Machinededicated theHigh as Hopealbum song "Patricia" to Smith. The lyrics reference Smith asFlorence Welch's "North Star".[85]Canadian country musicianOrville Peckcited Smith as having had a big impact on him, stating that Smith's albumHorsesintroduced him to a new and different way to make music.[86] Poetic singer songwriter Joustene Lorenz also cites Patti Smith as a 'powerful influence' on her life and music.[87]

In November 2020, Smith was set to receive the International Humanities Prize fromWashington University in St. Louisin November 2020; however, the ceremony was canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[88]In 2022, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters fromColumbia University.[89]Also in 2022, Smith was named an Officer of the FrenchLegion of Honor(Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur). The award was presented to her at the "Night of Ideas" cultural celebration in Brooklyn, by the French ambassador to the United States,Philippe Étienne.[90]

In 2023, Smith was nominated for induction to theSongwriters Hall of Fame.[91]and was ranked at number 117 onRolling Stone′s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[92]

Activism[edit]

Smith in 2018

In 1993, Smith contributed "Memorial Tribute (Live)" to the AIDS-benefit albumNo Alternative.[93][94]

In the2000 U.S. presidential election,Smith supported theGreen Partyand backedRalph Nader.[95]She led the crowd singing "Over the Rainbow"and"People Have the Power"at the campaign's rallies, and also performed at several of Nader's subsequent"Democracy Rising"events.[96]Smith was a speaker and singer at the firstprotests against the Iraq Waras U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bushspoke to theUnited Nations General Assembly.Smith supportedDemocraticcandidateJohn Kerryin the2004 election.Bruce Springsteencontinued performing her "People Have the Power" atVote for Changecampaign events. In the winter of 2004–2005, Smith toured again with Nader in a series of rallies against theIraq Warandcalled for the impeachment of Bush.[95]

In September 2006, Smith premiered two newprotest songsin London.[97]Louise Jury, writing inThe Independent,characterized them as "an emotional indictment ofAmericanandIsraeli foreign policy".The song" Qana "[98]was about theIsraeli airstrikeon the Lebanese village ofQana."Without Chains"[99]is aboutMurat Kurnaz,aTurkishcitizen who was born and raised in Germany, held atGuantanamo Bay detainment campfor four years. Jury's article quotes Smith as saying:

I wrote both these songs directly in response to events that I felt outraged about. These are injustices against children and the young men and women who are being incarcerated. I'm an American, I pay taxes in my name and they are giving millions and millions of dollars to a country such as Israel andcluster bombsand defense technology and those bombs were dropped on common citizens in Qana. It's terrible. It's a human rights violation.

In a 2009 interview, Smith stated that Kurnaz's family had contacted her and that she wrote a short preface for the book that he was writing,[100]which was released in March 2008.[101]

In March 2003, ten days afterRachel Corrie's death, Smith appeared inAustin, Texasand performed an anti-war concert, and subsequently wrote "Peaceable Kingdom", a song inspired by and dedicated to Corrie.[102]In 2009, in her Meltdown concert in Festival Hall, she paid homage to the Iranians taking part inpost-election protestsby saying "Where is My Vote?" in a version of the song "People Have the Power".[103]

In 2015, Smith appeared with Nader, spoke and performed the songs "Wing" and "People Have the Power" during theAmerican Museum of Tort Lawconvocation ceremony inWinsted, Connecticut.[104]In 2016, Smith spoke, read poetry, and performed several songs along with her daughter Jesse at Nader'sBreaking Through Powerconference atDAR Constitution HallinWashington, D.C.[105]

A long-time supporter ofTibet House US,Smith performs annually at their benefit atCarnegie Hall.[106][107][108][109][110]

In 2020, Smith contributed signed first-edition copies of her books to the Passages bookshop inPortland, Oregonafter the store's valuable first-edition and other books by various authors were stolen in a burglary.[111]Smith regardsclimate changeas the predominant issue of our time, and performed at the opening ofCOP26in 2021.[112]

In May 2021, more than 600 musicians, including Patti Smith, added their signature to an open letter calling for aboycottof performances inIsraeluntil theoccupation of the Palestinian territoriescomes to an end.[113]

On February 24, 2022, Smith performed at TheCapitol Theatre (Port Chester, New York)for the first time,[114]saying, "I would be lying if I said I wasn't affected by what is happening in the world" referencing theRussian invasion of Ukraineearlier that day. "Peace as we know it is over in Europe", she said.[115]"This is what I heard in my sleep and goes through my head all day all night long like a tragic hit song. A raw translation of theUkrainian anthemthat the people are singing through defiant tears ", she wrote onInstagramon March 6, 2022.[116]

Beliefs[edit]

Religion[edit]

Smith was raised aJehovah's Witnessand had a strong religious upbringing and aBiblicaleducation. She says she leftorganized religionas a teenager because she found it too confining. This experience inspired her lyrics, "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine", which appear on her cover version of "Gloria"byThem.[117]She has described having an avid interest inTibetan Buddhismaround the age of 11 or 12, saying "I fell in love withTibetbecause their essential mission was to keep a continual stream of prayer, "but that as an adult she sees clear parallels between different forms of religion and has concluded thatreligious dogmasare "…man-made laws that you can either decide to abide by or not."[21]

In 2014, she was invited byPope Francisto play at Vatican Christmas concert.[118]"It's a Christmas concert for the people, and it's being televised. I like Pope Francis and I'm happy to sing for him. Anyone who would confine me to a line from 20 years ago is a fool! I had a strong religious upbringing, and the first word on my first LP is Jesus. I did a lot of thinking. I'm not against Jesus, but I was 20 and I wanted to make my own mistakes and I didn't want anyone dying for me. I stand behind that 20-year-old girl, but I have evolved. I'll sing to my enemy! I don't like being pinned down and I'll do what the fuck I want, especially at my age...oh, I hope there's no small children here!" she said.[119]

In 2021, she performed at the Vatican again, tellingDemocracy Now!that she studiedFrancis of AssisiwhenPope Benedict XVIwas still the pope. Smith called Francis of Assisi "truly the environmentalist saint" and said that despite not being a Catholic, she had hoped for a pope named Francis.[120]

Feminism[edit]

According to biographer Nick Johnstone, Smith has often been "revered" as a "feminist icon",[121]including byThe GuardianjournalistSimon Hattenstonein a 2013 profile on the musician.[122]

In 2014, Smith offered her opinion on the sexualization ofwomen in music."Pop musichas always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public. I don't feel it's my place to judge. "Smith historically and presently declines to embracefeminism,saying, "I have a son and a daughter, people always talk to me about feminism andwomen's rights,but I have a son too—I believe inhuman rights."[123]

In 2015, writer Anwen Crawford observed that Smith's "attitude to genius seems pre-feminist, if notanti-feminist;there is no democratizing, deconstructing impulse in her work. True artists, for Smith, are remote, solitary figures of excellence, wholly dedicated to their art. "[124]

Awards[edit]

In July 2005, Smith was named a Commander of theOrdre des Arts et des Lettresby theFrench Minister of Culture.[2]In addition to Smith's influence onrock music,the Minister noted Smith's appreciation ofArthur Rimbaud.In August 2005, Smith gave a literary lecture about the poems of Rimbaud andWilliam Blake.

On March 12, 2007, Smith was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fame.[3]She dedicated her award to the memory of her late husband, Fred, and performed a cover ofThe Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter".As the closing number of theRock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,Smith's "People Have the Power" was used for the big celebrity jam that traditionally ends the program.[125]

In 2008,Patti Smith: Dream of Life,a documentary about Smith bySteven Sebring,was released.[126]Also in 2008,Rowan Universityawarded Smith with an honorary doctorate degree for her contributions to popular culture.

In 2011, Smith was one of severalPolar Music Prizewinners.[127]She made her television acting debut at age 64 on the TV seriesLaw & Order: Criminal Intent,appearing in an episode titled "Icarus".[128]

Personal life[edit]

Smith performing atCornell Universityin 1978
Smith performing inWest Germanyin 1978

In 1967, Smith left Glassboro State College, and moved toManhattan,where she began working at a bookstore with friend and poetJanet Hamill.There she met photographerRobert Mapplethorpe,with whom she began an intense romantic relationship, which was tumultuous as the pair struggled with poverty and Mapplethorpe's sexuality. Smith used Mapplethorpe's photographs of her as covers for her albums, and she wrote essays for several of his books, including his posthumousFlowers,at his request.[129]The two remained friends until Mapplethorpe's death in 1989.[130]

Smith considers Mapplethorpe to be among the most influential and important people in her life. She calls him "the artist of my life" in her bookJust Kids,which tells the story of their relationship. Her book and albumThe Coral Seais an homage to Mapplethorpe.

Smith (left) and her daughter Jesse Smith at theTime100gala in 2011

On April 26, 1967, at age 20, Smith gave birth to her first child, a daughter, and placed her for adoption.[15]The same year, she enteredGlassboro State CollegeinGlassboro, New Jersey,but dropped out to relocate toNew York City,where she met and then lived with photographerRobert Mapplethorpe.

In 1979, at approximately age 32, Smith separated from her long-time partnerAllen Lanierand metFred "Sonic" Smith,the former guitar player forMichigan-based rock bandMC5andSonic's Rendezvous Band.Like Patti, Fred adored poetry. "Dancing Barefoot", which was inspired byJeanne Hébuterneand her tragic love forAmedeo Modigliani,and "Frederick" were both dedicated to him.[131]A running joke at the time was that she married Fred only because she would not have to change her name.[132]They had a son, Jackson (b. 1982), who went on to marryMeg White,drummer forThe White Stripes,in 2009,[133]and a daughter, Jesse Paris (b. 1987), who is a musician and composer.[134]

Fred Smith died of a heart attack on November 4, 1994. Shortly afterward, Patti faced the unexpected death of her brother Todd.[13]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 1995 "Because the Night" Most Performed Song Won [135]
Grammy Awards 1998 "1959" Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Nominated [136]
2001 "Glitter in Their Eyes" Nominated
2016 Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) Best Spoken Word Album Nominated
2017 M Train Nominated
Grammy Hall of Fame 2021 Horses Hall of Fame Won [137]

Band members[edit]

Current[edit]

  • Patti Smith – vocals, guitar (1974–1979, 1988, 1996–present)
  • Lenny Kaye– guitar (1974–1979, 1996–present)
  • Jackson Smith – guitar (2016–present)
  • Tony Shanahan – bass guitar, keyboards (1996–present)
  • Jay Dee Daugherty– drums (1975–1979, 1988, 1996–present)

Former[edit]

  • Richard Sohl– keyboards (1974–1977, 1979, 1988; died 1990)
  • Ivan Král– bass guitar (1975–1979; died 2022)
  • Bruce Brody – keyboards (1977–1978)
  • Fred "Sonic" Smith– guitar (1988; died 1994)
  • Kasim Sulton– bass guitar (1988)
  • Oliver Ray – guitar (1996–2005)
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar (2006–2016)

Timeline[edit]

Discography[edit]

Main article:Patti Smith discography

As a solo artist[edit]

AsPatti Smith Group[edit]

  1. ^Wave was credited to both Patti Smith and Patti Smith Group on some releases.

Books[edit]

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