Patti Smith
Born | December 30, 1946 |
Hometown | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Net worth | $4 million |
Height | 5'8" (1.72m) |
Spouse | Fred "Sonic" Smith (m 1980 - 1994) |
Partner | Robert Mapplethorpe |
Children | Jackson Smith , Jesse Smith |
Parents | Beverly Smith , Grant Smith |
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‘One of the greatest’: Flea leads tributes to Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, who has died at 73
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Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist of US band Television, dies at 73
New York group, which broke up in 1978, best known for Marquee Moon and whose singer-songwriter also worked with Patti Smith
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Tom Verlaine obituary
Visionary frontman of Television whose 1977 debut LP Marquee Moon is considered one of the most influential albums of its era
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John Cale resists nostalgia, Måneskin are making rock fun again – the week’s best albums
John Cale may be an artist more written about than listened to, something his dense and dour 17th solo album is unlikely to change. Mercy is a typically fascinating work of sonic layering and amorphously misshapen songcraft: moody, atmospheric and as elusive as the tail end of a bad dream. Having managed to stay off the radio and almost entirely out of the charts for over 50 years, the avant garde veteran is not about to change the habits of a lifetime now.
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Hanif Kureishi helped liberate British Asians from their imposed identities
The writer, who is stricken in hospital after an accident, gave us real characters, not stereotypes
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John Cale: Mercy album review - at 80, he’s still forging his own innovative path
4/5 The veteran composer and performer is back after a decade and showing no signs of slowing down
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Dreaming Walls review – Chelsea Hotel’s window on last days of bohemia
Engaging study of artists and radicals hanging on at the legendary New York building in the face of hungry developers is charming but vague
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St. Vincent announces rock history podcast
St. Vincent has announced her second podcast with Audible.
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Bearded Theory festival 2023: When is it, lineup and how can you get tickets?
The alternative music festival in Derbyshire returns in May with Gary Numan and Primal Scream headlining
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‘It made me a pop star – and I’m crap at being a pop star’: KT Tunstall on Suddenly I See
‘I looked at Patti Smith on the cover of her album Horses. There’s no makeup, no glam, no plastic surgery – she’s not a famous pop star with lots of money. And I thought, “That’s what I want to be”’
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Snoop Dogg, Patti Smith, and Gloria Estefan nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame
Snoop Dogg, Patti Smith, and Gloria Estefan have been nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. On Monday, officials for the organisation, which is dedicated to recognising the work and lives of composers and lyricists, announced the nominees for the class of 2022. A songwriter with a notable catalogue of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a track. In addition to the rapper and iconic singers, nominees for the performing songwriters' catego
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