Patti Smith : An Unauthorized Biography

by Victor Bockris

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Patti Smith had a religious childhood in South Jersey, from which she escaped to New York swearing she would become famous. Acting as muse to Richard Mapplethorpe and then Sam Shepherd, Patti began her career as a performance poet and rock writer. This is her biography.

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Das erste Mal, dass ich Patti Smith ins Rampenlicht treten sah, war im Februar 1971, als sie eine Lyrik-Lesung im renommierten St. Mark's Church Poetry Project mit der Performance ihrer Gedichte eröffnete.

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Patti Smith had a religious childhood in South Jersey, from which she escaped to New York swearing she would become famous. Acting as muse to Richard Mapplethorpe and then Sam Shepherd, Patti began her career as a performance poet and rock writer. This is her biography.

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