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
The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication. – Patti Smith
Good news doesnt necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to ones fellow man. – Patti Smith
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
I never thought Id be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas. – Caroline Kennedy