Patti Smith Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The thing is, it's not uncool to worry about people who seem like they're going on the wrong path. There's nothing cool about being self-destructive.”

“In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen - a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry and cleaned toilet bowls, changed hundreds of diapers and nursed children - I learned a lot.”

“You can't carve up the world. It's not a pie.”

“My style says, 'Look at me, don't look at me.'”

“I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn't vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords.”

“I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar.”

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

“I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.”

“It was no hardship to me to spend long hours reading and writing.”

“People have the power to redeem the work of fools.”