As an artist, I used to think that my responsibility was to do good work. But I had to learn from the 70s on that being a public figure presents another aspect of responsibility.
Patti SmithI wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.
Patti SmithI wasn't a stranger to hard times. I used to read the Bible - well, I still do, but when I was young I read the Bible quite a bit.
Patti Smith