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Quote by Patti Smith
What I wanted to do in rock n roll was merge poetry with sonic sca

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

Other quotes by Patti Smith

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. Its freedom. – Patti Smith

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Freedom
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What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesnt have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something thats startling or is so poignant. – Patti Smith

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

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good
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Other Quotes from
Poetry
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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change. – John Barton

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Poetry

I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasnt that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed some breathing room. Id already been translating French poetry, Id been to Paris once before and liked it very much, and so I just went. – Paul Auster

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Poetry

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching – but that wont pay the Bergdorfs bill. I think Ill move to somewhere life is cheaper. – Erica Jong

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Poetry

Romance like a ghost escapes touching it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory. – George William Curtis

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Poetry

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People naturally change a lot during their 20s, so my songs reflect that progression. – Miranda Lambert

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It is easier to guard a sack full of fleas than a girl in love. – Yiddish Proverb

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I defend both the freedom of expression and societys right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. – Naguib Mahfouz

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One could do worse than be a swinger of birches. – Robert Frost

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Optimism