That keeping the money going is key. Bit stars like MGK and other around today who love to claim their “punk” status, are greedy and contribute nothing back to the communities they wish to be apart of.
I met her after Springsteen wrote her only hit, she was haughty & dismissive in her tailored velvet suit, a total contrast to her public image. A spiritual thief with a fur coat, what a fabulous oxymoron which reflects her true being. Bowie & The Kinks challenged gender stereotyping which was important in the early seventies, a bandwagon she quickly jumped on. She had a good voice & wrote a few catchy, controversial phrases but soon became banal with her empty mediocre faux mysticism. Most of her songs lacked substance evoking the need to pad early albums with soft obscure lyrics & pseudo intellectual ranting. I recall her when younger showing a rich BBC geek around NY talking crap in an annoying, nasal, childlike voice. When Kaye made her the vocalist for his band she became juvenile & attention seeking by being disruptive in interviews, perhaps that was her trite vision of rock'n'roll rebellion. Joni Mitchell is a true poet & was a thriving folk artist in the early seventies, adapting her style of music & insightful lyrical expression. Allegedly she had Blondie banned from CBJBs as she diverted attention, forced to move to England Harry soon eclipsed her musically with a string of hits in her own distinctive style. For decades Smith has been little more than a proxy award collector. To describe herself as a poet or painter is ludicrous.
There's no money in poetry, but then again there's no poetry in money. Poets write because they have to...
She will forever be an icon
Patti Smith is the Poet Laureate of Punk Rock! :-)
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That keeping the money going is key. Bit stars like MGK and other around today who love to claim their “punk” status, are greedy and contribute nothing back to the communities they wish to be apart of.
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She janis joplin and johnny winter before she became famius. They hung out at the Chelsea hotek in NYC.
I met her after Springsteen wrote her only hit, she was haughty & dismissive in her tailored velvet suit, a total contrast to her public image. A spiritual thief with a fur coat, what a fabulous oxymoron which reflects her true being. Bowie & The Kinks challenged gender stereotyping which was important in the early seventies, a bandwagon she quickly jumped on. She had a good voice & wrote a few catchy, controversial phrases but soon became banal with her empty mediocre faux mysticism. Most of her songs lacked substance evoking the need to pad early albums with soft obscure lyrics & pseudo intellectual ranting. I recall her when younger showing a rich BBC geek around NY talking crap in an annoying, nasal, childlike voice. When Kaye made her the vocalist for his band she became juvenile & attention seeking by being disruptive in interviews, perhaps that was her trite vision of rock'n'roll rebellion. Joni Mitchell is a true poet & was a thriving folk artist in the early seventies, adapting her style of music & insightful lyrical expression. Allegedly she had Blondie banned from CBJBs as she diverted attention, forced to move to England Harry soon eclipsed her musically with a string of hits in her own distinctive style. For decades Smith has been little more than a proxy award collector. To describe herself as a poet or painter is ludicrous.
She's not broke anymore, and hasn't been for a very long time.
Fascinating 🙏