John Coltrane, he talks to god. He starts playing his solo, he might play for 14 minutes. For 14 minutes, it seems like he's talking to god, but he always takes a hold of the melody.
Patti SmithIt got to the point where I started hiding because I didn't want to be photographed. (On living with Robert Mapplethorpe)
Patti SmithI don't know about that. I'm not a very analytical person. I have various impulses. I've often quoted Walt Whitman's phrase "I contain multitudes." I understand that.
Patti SmithMy mission is to communicate, to wake people up, just to give them my energy and accept theirs.
Patti SmithI'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.
Patti SmithWe were walking toward the fountain, the epicenter of activity, when an older couple stopped and openly observed us. Robert enjoyed being noticed, and he affectionately squeezed my hand. "oh, take their picture," said the woman to her bemused husband, "I think they're artists." "Oh, go on," he shrugged. "They're just kids.
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