Filter quotes by topic
Famous Patti Smith Quotes
“I didn't write about aspects of my public life because that's a small part of my life.”
“I never really wanted to be a singer - not with any longevity. But I always wanted to be a writer.”
“I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.”
“I love my little overgrown yard. And my house is wonderful. It's everything that I need.”
“I just like living in certain atmospheres. Or I just like people as they are.”
“My public life was so demanding that I wasn't doing the things that I deemed the most important.”
“My mother loved rock and roll. She loved high-energy music.”
“My mission is to communicate, to wake people up, just to give them my energy and accept theirs.”
“My style of performance poetry came from the beatniks, Allen Ginsberg.”
“People say hello to me. I mean, sometimes the sanitation truck goes by and says, hey Patti.”
“If the postman is saying hello to you, then I feel like, wow, thats something special.”
“I could have a job as a teacher because I like talking in front of people.”
“I hated the makeup. I hated all that pancake makeup. I didn't really like dressing for parts.”
“I liked being on stage, I just didn't like the theatrical aspect of being in front of people.”
“I think its very important that we enjoy our life, that we get everything we can out of it.”
“I think its very important to not be afraid to experience joy in the middle of sorrow.”