Patti Smith Collected Lyrics, 1970-2015

There’s not anybody I know in a band anywhere who does not revere the records she put out. From then on, my life was changed.” (Michael Stipe, R.E.M.)“Patti Smith is not only a great performer, she is a shaman—that is, someone in touch with other levels of reality.” (William S. Burroughs)“Collected Lyrics shows Smith’s living energy as words…” (Los Angeles Times)“The shamanic impulse-invocation of spirits, channeling of the voices of dead

Sharing a message of dedication, love, and compassion that speaks across the ages, Smith’s words empower fans and reveal the strong yet vulnerable heart of woman defined by her art.. Building on the collection originally published in 1998, this new edition features more than thirty-five new songs, new artwork, and an introduction from Patti Smith herself.As relevant, fresh, and searing as when they were originally written, Smith’s lyrics capture her unique voice, raw in beauty, grace, and authenticity. To honor the fortieth anniversary of her seminal album Horses, a revised and updated version of the iconic artist’s collected lyrics.This extr

Patti Smith is a writer, performer, and visual artist. Smith resides in New York City.. Smith married the late Fred Sonic Smith in Detroit in 1980. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock. In 2005, the French Ministry of Culture awarded Smith the prestigious title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, the highest honor awarded to an artist by the French Republic. Her books include Witt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, a

D. Rice said A true master of breath and insight. Every breath that Patti Smith sings is beautiful. Each word has a deep and powerful resonance to it. She writes in ways that others dream. Her songs, her poems transform our way of seeing into the world, into love, into pain, into loss, into memory. her writing continues to haunt you for years after you have read it. And her writing matters. her work is important for the world we are living in. her writing helps us to discover ways to look back into our own hearts as well as . TWO FOR ONE WITH PATTI SMITH Cheryl Mueller I love being able to follow along as I'm listening to Patti Smith's albums. Her Lyrics book from 1970 - 2015 adds a special dimension to that experience.. I liked it very much Yes, I liked it very much. It gave me incite into Patti Smith Life and music that I never knew before. If you like her music, you need, you need to get this book.