"I was very depressed one day. Very sad. I was starting to feel my aging process. I was looking at my hair turning silver… All the sudden this song came into my head. I mean, fully formed song. I had an image of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead with all his silver hair, smiling at me. I was standing in my living room, all by myself, and I saw Jerry smiling at me. I think he'd just died. And then this little song -poof- came, and I usually labor over songs, but it was fully formed! I quickly wrote it down, I found the chords on my guitar and I called it "Gratef… read more
"I was very depressed one day. Very sad. I was starting to feel my aging process. I was looking at my hair turning silver… All the sudden … read more
"I was very depressed one day. Very sad. I was starting to feel my aging process. I was looking at my hair turning silver… All the sudden this song came into my head. I mean, … read more
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement, particularly with her 1975 début album 'Horses'. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of … read more
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement, partic… read more
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement, particularly with her 1975 début album 'Horses&… read more