Patti Smith played at the Summer Sundae a few years ago. I was a bit of a pauper, I actually went to the venue and stood out back in the hope of catching a glimpse so I could bask in her reflected glory. I didn't see her or hear her on stage and shuffled off a bit embarrassed about what I was doing, being a grown man and all.
Malcolm the sound man played this before we went on stage a few weeks ago, it was a eureka moment, it all made sense this is where we came from.
Everyone always talks about Horses as the Patti Smith album. for me Easter is one of the most exciting records I ever heard, I know its the the commercial one and that Springsteen co-wrote Because the Night, but listen to this and you know you're getting the real deal. It might have been the age when I heard it first I don't know, but this is how rock and roll should be.
patti smith Rock and Roll Nigger
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