Patti Smith
Provinssirock, Seinäjoki, Finland, June 16, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Patricia Lee Smith
Also known as	Patti Smith Group
Born	December 30, 1946 (1946-12-30) (age 61), Chicago, Illinois
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre(s)	Rock, proto-punk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, poet, artist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, clarinet
Years active	1974–present
Label(s)	Arista, Columbia
Website	PattiSmith.net

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History

Early years

Smith was born in Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Her mother, Beverly, was a jazz singer, and father, Grant, worked at the Honeywell plant. Honeywell ( is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products engineering services and aerospace systems She spent her entire childhood in Woodbury, New Jersey. Woodbury is a City in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. ^[4][5] Raised the daughter of a Jehovah's Witness mother, she claims she had a strong religious education and a very good Bible education, but left organized religion as a teenager because she felt it was too confining and much later wrote the opening line of her cover version of Them's "Gloria" in response to this experience. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Them was a Northern Irish group formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the Garage rock standard " " Gloria " is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's ^[6] Smith graduated from Deptford Township High School in 1964. Deptford Township High School (also Deptford High) is a four-year comprehensive community Public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades The family was not wealthy and Smith went to work in a factory. ^[7]

1967–1973: New York

In 1967 she left Glassboro State Teachers College (now Rowan University) and moved to New York City. Rowan University is a public university located in Glassboro New Jersey comprising 49 buildings The City of New York She met photographer Robert Mapplethorpe there while working at a book store with friend, poet Janet Hamill. Robert Mapplethorpe ( November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American Photographer, known for his large-scale highly Mapplethorpe's photographs of her became the covers for the Patti Smith Group LPs, and they remained friends until Mapplethorpe's death in 1989. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter ^[8] In 1969 she went to Paris with her sister and started busking and doing performance art. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation ^[4] When Smith returned to New York City, she lived in the Hotel Chelsea with Mapplethorpe; they frequented the fashionable Max's Kansas City and CBGB nightclubs. The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists musicians and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City. Max's Kansas City was a Nightclub (upstairs and Restaurant (downstairs at 213 Park Avenue South between 17th and 18th Streets in New York City. CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan The same year Smith appeared with Wayne County in Jackie Curtis's play Femme Fatale. Jayne County, formerly known as Wayne County, is an influential Transsexual performer musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades John Holder Jr ( February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) better known as Jackie Curtis, was a pioneer Transgendered film star As a member of the St. Mark's Poetry Project, she spent the early '70s painting, writing, and performing. The Poetry Project at St Mark's Church was founded in 1966 by the late Poet and Translator Paul Blackburn. In 1971 she performed – for one night only – in Sam Shepard's Cowboy Mouth. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. Cowboy Mouth is a 1971 play written and performed by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, and directed by Robert Glaudini. ^[9] (The published play's notes call for "a man who looks like a coyote and a woman who looks like a crow". ) She collaborated with Allen Lanier of Blue Öyster Cult, who recorded several of the songs to which Smith had contributed, including "Debbie Denise" (after her poem "In Remembrance of Debbie Denise"), "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Revenge of Vera Gemini", and "Shooting Shark". Allen Lanier (born June 25, 1946) is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 During these years, Smith also wrote rock journalism, some of which was published in Creem magazine. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Creem (whose trademark is capitalized CREEM) "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine" was a monthly Rock 'n' roll Publication started

1974–1979: Patti Smith Group

Performing at Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, October 6, 1976

By 1974 Patti Smith was performing rock music herself, initially with guitarist and rock archivist Lenny Kaye, and later with a full band comprising Kaye, Ivan Kral on bass, Jay Dee Daugherty on drums and Richard Sohl, on piano. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Lenny Kaye (born December 27, 1946) is an American Guitarist, Composer and Writer who is best known as a member of The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American Drummer and Songwriter most well known for his work with Patti Smith A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Ivan Kral was a refugee from Czechoslovakia, fleeing in 1968 after the fall of Alexander Dubček. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Alexander Dubček (November 27 1921 – November 7 1992 was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969 famous for his attempt to reform Financed by Robert Mapplethorpe, the band recorded a first single, "Hey Joe / Piss Factory", in 1974. Hey Joe (disambiguation "Hey Joe" is an American Popular song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and as such has been performed in " Piss Factory " is a Protopunk song written by Patti Smith and Richard Sohl, and released as a B-side on Smith's debut single " Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported The A-side was a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken word piece about fugitive heiress Patty Hearst ("Patty Hearst, you're standing there in front of the Symbionese Liberation Army flag with your legs spread, I was wondering were you gettin' it every night from a black revolutionary man and his women. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is an American newspaper Heiress, . . "). ^[10] The B-side describes the helpless anger Smith had felt while working on a factory assembly line and the salvation she discovered in the form of a shoplifted book, the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud's Illuminations. An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned "Rimbaud" redirects here For other uses see Rimbaud (disambiguation Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (ræm'boʊ or in French aʁtyʁ Arthur Rimbaud 's 1886 Illuminations ( French Les Illuminations) include some autobiographical allusions to his voyant (visionary ^[7]

Patti Smith Group was signed by Clive Davis of Arista Records, and 1975 saw the release of Smith's first album Horses, produced by John Cale amidst some tension. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Horses is the debut album by Patti Smith, released in 1975 on Arista Records. John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter The album fused punk rock and spoken poetry and begins with a cover of Van Morrison's "Gloria", and Smith's opening words: "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, " The austere cover photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe has become one of rock's classic images. ^[11] As Patti Smith Group toured the United States and Europe, punk's popularity grew. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The rawer sound of the group's second album, Radio Ethiopia, reflected this. Radio Ethiopia is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released in October 1976 on Arista Records. Considerably less accessible than Horses, Radio Ethiopia received poor reviews. However, several of its songs have stood the test of time, and Smith still performs them regularly in concert. ^[12] On January 23, 1977, while touring in support of the record, Smith accidentally danced off a high stage in Tampa, Florida and fell 15 feet into a concrete orchestra pit, breaking several neck vertebrae. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays An orchestra pit is area in a theater (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage in which musicians perform ^[13] The injury required a period of rest and an intensive round of physical therapy, during which time she was able to reassess, re-energize and reorganize her life. Patti Smith Group produced two further albums before the end of the 1970s. Easter (1978) was her most commercially successful record, containing single "Because the Night" co-written with Bruce Springsteen. Easter is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released in March 1978 on Arista Records (see 1978 in music) " Because the Night " is a song by the Patti Smith Group, written by Smith and Bruce Springsteen, released as a single in 1978 taken from their album Wave (1979) was less successful, although songs "Frederick" and "Dancing Barefoot" both received commercial airplay. Wave is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released May 17, 1979 on Arista Records. " Frederick " is a rock song written by Patti Smith, and released as lead single from Patti Smith Group 1979 album Wave " Dancing Barefoot " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Ivan Kral, and released as a second single from Patti Smith Group 1979 ^[14]

1980–1995: Retreat

Before the release of Wave, Smith, now separated from long-time partner Allen Lanier, met Fred Sonic Smith, former guitar player for Detroit rock band MC5 and his own Sonic's Rendezvous Band, who adored poetry as much as she did. Allen Lanier (born June 25, 1946) is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Sonic's Rendezvous Band was a Rock and roll band from Ann Arbor Michigan in the 1970s featuring veterans of the 1960s Detroit rock scene (Wave's "Dancing Barefoot" and "Frederick" were both dedicated to him. ^[15]) The running joke at the time was that she only married Fred because she would not have to change her name. ^[16] Patti and Fred had a son, Jackson, and later a daughter, Jesse. Through most of the 1980s Patti was in semi-retirement from music, living with her family north of Detroit in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. St Clair Shores is a City in Macomb County of the US state of Michigan. On June 1988 she released album Dream of Life, which included song "People Have the Power". This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Dream of Life is an album by Patti Smith, released in June 1988 on Arista Records. " People Have the Power " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, and released as a lead single from Patti Fred Smith died on November 4, 1994. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Shortly afterward, Patti faced the unexpected death of her brother Todd ^[4] and original keyboard player, Richard Sohl. When her son Jackson turned 21, Smith decided to move back to New York. After the impact of these deaths, her friends Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and Allen Ginsberg (whom she had known since her early years in New York) urged her to go back out on the road. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. She toured briefly with Bob Dylan in December 1995 (chronicled in a book of photographs by Stipe). Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record ^[9]

1996–2003: Re-emergence

In 1996, Smith worked with her long-time colleagues to record the haunting Gone Again, featuring "About a Boy", a tribute to Kurt Cobain. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Smith was a fan of Cobain, but was more angered than saddened by his suicide. That same year she collaborated with Stipe on "E-Bow the Letter," a song on R. " E-Bow the Letter " is the first single from REM 's tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. E. M. 's New Adventures in Hi-Fi, which she has also performed live with the band. New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the tenth full-length studio album by the American band R ^[17] After release of Gone Again, Patti Smith has recorded two new albums: Peace and Noise in 1997 (with the single "1959", about the invasion of Tibet) and Gung Ho in 2000 (with songs about Ho Chi Minh and Smith's late father). Peace and Noise is an album by Patti Smith, released September 30, 1997 on Arista Records. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert " 1959 " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Tony Shanahan, and released as a promo single from Patti Smith 1997 album The People's Liberation Army (PLA defeated the Tibetan army in a war at Chamdo on October 7 1950 Gung Ho is an album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name A box set of her work up to that time, The Patti Smith Masters, came out in 1996, and 2002 saw the release of Land (1975–2002), a two-CD compilation that includes a memorable cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry". The Patti Smith Masters is the Box set by American rock Singer-songwriter Patti Smith, released June 18 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Land is a two disc Compilation album by Patti Smith, released March 19, 2002 on Arista Records. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician " When Doves Cry " is a song by the American musician Prince, and the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain. Smith's solo art exhibition, Strange Messenger was hosted at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh on September 28, 2002. A solo show or solo exhibition is an exhibition of the work of only one Artist. Strange Messenger is the art exhibition by Patti Smith, published in 2003 as a book This article is about an organization that operates museums For the foundation which supports scientific research refer to the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[18]

2004–present

TIM festival, Marina da Glória,
Rio de Janeiro, October 28, 2006

On April 27, 2004 Patti Smith released Trampin' which included several songs about motherhood, partly in tribute to Smith's mother who died two years before. The main entrance Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Trampin is an album by Patti Smith, released April 27, 2004. It was the first album Smith released on the Columbia Records label Smith curated the Meltdown festival in London on June 25, 2005, the penultimate event being the first live performance of Horses in its entirety. Meltdown is an annual English festival held in London, featuring a mix of music art performance and film London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[19] Guitarist Tom Verlaine took Oliver Ray's place. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist This live performance was released later in the year as Horses/Horses. Horses is the debut album by Patti Smith, released in 1975 on Arista Records. In August 2005 Smith gave a literary lecture about the poems of Arthur Rimbaud and William Blake. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. On July 10, 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Literature is an Order of France, established on May 2, 1957 by the Minister The Minister of Culture is in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of national museums and monuments promoting and protecting the arts (visual ^[2] In addition to her influence on rock music, Minister also noted Smith's appreciation of Arthur Rimbaud. On October 15, 2006, Patti Smith performed at CBGB nightclub, with a 3½-hour tour de force to close out Manhattan's music venue. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York She took the stage at 9:30 p. m. (EDT) and closed for the night (and forever for the venue) at a few minutes after 1:00 a. m. , performing her song "Elegie", and finally reading a list of punk rock musicians and advocates who had died in the previous years. ^[20] Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 12, 2007. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[3] She dedicated her award to the memory of her late husband, Fred, and gave a performance of The Rolling Stones classic "Gimme Shelter". " Gimme Shelter " is a song by the Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. As the closing number of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Smith's "People Have the Power" was used for the big celebrity jam that always ends the program. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is held annually in March and sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ^[21] From March 28 to June 22, 2008 the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris is hosting a major exhibition of the visual work of Patti Smith, Land 250, drawn from pieces created between 1967 and 2007. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[22] At the 2008 Rowan Commencement ceremony, Smith received an honorary doctorate degree for her contributions to popular culture. Smith is the subject of a 2008 documentary film, Patti Smith: Dream of Life. Patti Smith Dream of Life is a 2008 Documentary film about Patti Smith directed by Steven Sebring. ^[23]

Activism

Smith has been an active supporter of the Green Party (United States), which nominated Ralph Nader in the United States presidential elections. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are ^[24] She led the crowd singing "People Have the Power" at the campaign's rallies, and also performed at several of Nader's subsequent "Democracy Rising" events. " People Have the Power " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, and released as a lead single from Patti Democracy Rising is a website founded in 2001 that contains Ralph Nader 's interactive blog as well as one by Kevin Zeese. ^[25] Smith nominally supported Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 election. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Bruce Springsteen continued performing her "People Have the Power" at Vote for Change campaign events. The Vote for Change tour was a politically-motivated American Popular music Concert tour that took place in October 2004 In the winter of 2004/2005, Smith toured again with Nader in a series of rallies against the Iraq War and call for the impeachment of George W. Bush. There have been considerable protests against the Iraq War in the buildup to and following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The movement to impeach George W Bush is a series of actions and commentary within the public and private spheres voicing support for the impeachment of ^[24]

Smith premiered two new protest songs in London in September 2006. A protest song is a Song which Protests against perceived problems in Society. ^[26] Louise Jury, writing in The Independent, characterized them as "an emotional indictment of American and Israeli foreign policy". The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Song "Qana" (available at official website) was about the Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese village of Qana. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Qana also spelled Cana (in قـانـا) is a village in Southern Lebanon located southeast of the city of Tyre and north of the border with "Without Chains" (available at official website) is about Murat Kurnaz, a Turkish citizen who was born and raised in Germany, held at Guantanamo Bay detainment camp for four years. Murat Kurnaz (born March 19, 1982 in Bremen, Germany) was held in Extrajudicial detention and claims to have been Tortured The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo 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 and cluster bombs and defense technology and those bombs were dropped on common citizens in Qana. It's terrible. It's a human rights violation.

Influence

Patti Smith has been a great source of inspiration for Michael Stipe of R.E.M. Listening to her album Horses when he was 15 made a huge impact on him. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar He said later: "I decided then that I was going to start a band. "^[27] In 1998, Stipe published a collection of photos called Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith. Stipe sings backing vocals on Smith's songs "Last Call" and "Glitter in Their Eyes". Patti also sings background vocals on R. E. M. 's "E-Bow the Letter". " E-Bow the Letter " is the first single from REM 's tenth studio album New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

In 2004, Shirley Manson of Garbage told about Patti's influence on her at Rolling Stone's issue "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time", in which Patti Smith was counted number 47. Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966 is a Scottish Musician, Actress, and the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[28] The Smiths members Morrissey and Johnny Marr shared an appreciation for Patti's Horses, and their song "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" is a reworking of one of the album's tracks, "Kimberly". The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English Guitarist, ^[29] Later, Morrissey did a cover of "Redondo Beach", another song from the same album.

In 2004, Sonic Youth released an album called Hidros 3 (to Patti Smith). Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 ^[30] U2 also cites Patti Smith as influence. ^[31]

In 2005 Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall released the single "Suddenly I See" as a tribute of sorts to Patti Smith. Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter. "Suddenly I See" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is featured on her debut album Eye to the Telescope. The lyrics describe Tunstall looking at Smith's picture in a magazine; admiring her fame and accomplishments and suddenly realizing what she wants to do with her life. ^[32] The cover of Tunstall's debut album Eye To The Telescope was also inspired by Smith, specifically the famous cover shot from her album Horses, of which Tunstall said: "I aspired to what this image was about - which was a woman dressed in man's clothes with such mystery, but such confidence and attitude and character. Eye to the Telescope is the debut Album by Scottish Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released 13 December I just thought, 'that's so what I want to be when I grow up'. "^[33]

Canadian actress, Ellen Page, frequently mentions Smith as one of her idols and has done various photo shoots replicating famous Smith photos. Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21 1987 known professionally as Ellen Page, is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian Actress, best known She has said that the only time she's been truly star-struck was when she met Smith backstage at a concert in Europe and she has a dog named Patti in homage to Smith. ^[34] Because of Page's suggestions, Smith's work and name also factor prominently in two of Page's movies, Juno and The Tracey Fragments. Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. The Tracey Fragments is a 2007 Drama film directed by Canadian Bruce McDonald and written by Maureen Medved, based

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Discography

Main article: Patti Smith discography

Bibliography

• Seventh Heaven (1972)
• Witt (1973)
• Babel (1978)
• Woolgathering (1992)
• Early Work (1994)
• The Coral Sea (1996)
• Patti Smith Complete (1998)
• Strange Messenger (2003)
• Auguries of Innocence (2005)

Further reading

• Johnstone, Nick (September 1997). Lenny Kaye (born December 27, 1946) is an American Guitarist, Composer and Writer who is best known as a member of The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American Drummer and Songwriter most well known for his work with Patti Smith A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the This is a Discography of Patti Smith, an American rock singer-songwriter Horses is the debut album by Patti Smith, released in 1975 on Arista Records. Radio Ethiopia is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released in October 1976 on Arista Records. Easter is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released in March 1978 on Arista Records (see 1978 in music) Wave is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released May 17, 1979 on Arista Records. Dream of Life is an album by Patti Smith, released in June 1988 on Arista Records. Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. Peace and Noise is an album by Patti Smith, released September 30, 1997 on Arista Records. Gung Ho is an album by Patti Smith, released March 21, 2000 on Arista Records. Trampin is an album by Patti Smith, released April 27, 2004. It was the first album Smith released on the Columbia Records label Twelve is an album by Patti Smith, released April 17, 2007 on Columbia Records. Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia is the EP by Patti Smith Group, released in 1977 on Arista Records. Set Free is the EP by Patti Smith Group, released in 1978 on Arista Records. The Patti Smith Masters is the Box set by American rock Singer-songwriter Patti Smith, released June 18 Land is a two disc Compilation album by Patti Smith, released March 19, 2002 on Arista Records. Horses is the debut album by Patti Smith, released in 1975 on Arista Records. iTunes Originals – Patti Smith is an ITunes Originals compilation album by Patti Smith, released digitally by ITunes Store on January Seventh Heaven is a Poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1972 Witt is a Poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1973 Babel is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1978 and contains Smith's poems along with her prose lyrics pictures and drawings Woolgathering is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1992 Contents "A Bidding" "The Woolgatherers" Early Work is a Poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1994 The Coral Sea is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1996 Contents Voyage "The Passenger M" "The Patti Smith Complete is a Lyrics collection by Patti Smith, originally published in 1998 Strange Messenger is the art exhibition by Patti Smith, published in 2003 as a book Auguries of Innocence is a Poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 2005 Patti Smith: A Biography, illustrated by Nick Johnstone, London: Omnibus Press. Omnibus Press is a British Publisher of Books primarily about Music. ISBN 9780711961937.  
• Bockris, Victor; Roberta Bayley (1999-09-14). Victor Bockris (born 1949 is an English-born US-based Author, primarily of Biographies of artists writers and musicians Patti Smith: An Unauthorized Biography, translated by Jesús Llorente Sanjuán, New York City: Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L ISBN 9780684823638.  
• McNeil, Legs; Gillian McCain (2006-05-09). Roderick Edward "Legs" McNeil (b 1956 in Cheshire Connecticut) is the co-founder and a writer for Punk Magazine. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. Grove Press. Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951 ISBN 9780802142641.  
• Stefanko, Frank (2006-10-24). Frank Stefanko is a fine art Photographer with connections to New Jersey performers Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen 1 Patti Smith: American Artist. San Rafael: Insight Editions. ISBN 9781933784069.  
• Tarr, Joe (2008-05-30). The Words and Music of Patti Smith. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 9780275994112.  

Notes

External links

• Official website
• Patti Smith at MySpace
• Patti Smith at Allmusic
• Patti Smith at the Internet Movie Database