111 Patti Smith Quotes for You to Enjoy

Patti Smith

American Musician

Born: Dec 30, 1946

Always Life Me People Work You

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I was in musical comedy. And I did very well, but the memorization killed me. I'm not good at memorizing, and it gave me a lot of anxiety. I hated the makeup. I hated all that pancake makeup. I didn't really like dressing for parts. Patti Smith

Good Me Anxiety Comedy Gave Musical Musical Comedy Hated Memorizing Dressing Like Well Parts Makeup Lot Very Did Really Pancake

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have. Patti Smith

Myself Good Discipline First Good Thing Had Learn How Very Energies Against Really Useful Rebelled Found Rein Thing

All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful. Patti Smith

Wonderful Something Since Child Wanted Ever

I like really hot coffee, not too strong. Patti Smith

Strong Coffee Too Hot Like Really

In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and people like Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Patti Smith

Great People King Lost Jim Our Jimi Hendrix Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Voices Horses Had Like Robert Robert Kennedy Became Material Malcolm Malcolm X Lot Died Janis Joplin Working Hendrix Kennedy Started Luther

I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me. Patti Smith

Me People Pigeonhole Am Trying Not Interested Interested Personally

Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday. Patti Smith

Change Old Hair Clothes Everyday Pants Kid Hated Wear Having Had Since Deal Sailor Shirt Child Same Wanted

It was always my belief that rock and roll belonged in the hands of the people, not rock stars. Patti Smith

People Stars Rock Always Rock And Roll Rock Stars Hands Roll Belief Belonged

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant. Patti Smith

Positive People Sometimes Say Kind Insight People Say Some Something Poignant Like Review Intelligent Really Startling

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. Patti Smith

Writing Gender Drawing Poem Never Because Felt Female Oppressed Artist

I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town. Patti Smith

Good Book Town Because Go Wanted Really Good Book Portland

I've always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday. Patti Smith

We tried not to age, but time had its rage. Patti Smith

Time Age Rage Tried Had

My parents had three kids right after the Second World War, and we were all sort of sickly. Then I had a fourth sibling, with very serious asthma. The medical bills... So my parents always struggled. Patti Smith

War World Three Parents Sickly Asthma Kids Struggled Had Sort Always Were Very After Then Bills Serious Medical Right Second Fourth World War Second World War Sibling