Rock was getting to slick for its own good when Patti Smith burst on the scene and tore it apart. She shrieked and howled literate yet street-savvy lyrics, unflinchingly confronting topics from religion to the Beat movement. More on rockhall.com...
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Patti Smith with Lenny Kaye. Excerpts from The Poetry Project 2/9/11
Patti Smith Reflects on Power of Words, Rock 'N' Roll. PBS News Hour Patti Smith on talk show promoting her book Babel. March 8, 1978. Patti Smith | Interview | TimesTalks Patti Smith: EXTENDED INTERVIEW on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
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Patti Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
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