American - Musician | December 30, 1946 -
As a citizen, hopefully I'm humanist. As an artist, I'm free.
Patti Smith
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I was raised Jehovah's Witness. I was in Bible school at five or six years old, but I wouldn't say that we were a religious family.
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I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.
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My son and daughter lost their father quite young, so we keep him present with us. It's just a daily practice.
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Throughout my life, I happily deferred to family, companions, children.
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I have a lot of energy, and I like to work.
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As I go through life, I can see why my mother directed me that way, or why my father counseled me in that way. But some things you're open to when you're young, and some things you need to find out for yourself. I think that that's pretty universal.
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I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.
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The thing is that any sophistication I have, aesthetically, comes from 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazaar.' In the '60s, I never missed an issue, even if I had to steal to get them.
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I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God. My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.
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You're not a rock n' roll person four hours a day or even when you're on stage. It's become the rhythm of your whole life.
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The cult of celebrity in the '60s and '70s was really more reserved for movie stars or high socialites. Paparazzi didn't care about Janis Joplin.
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