Patti Smith

Hello everybody, I’m sitting here trying to learn a song and thought to share my elementary process as well as the song itself. I hope everyone is faring well and I will update you on my progress. Today is kind of warm out and something in the air that is aggravating allergies. Most likely smoke residue from neighboring wildfires. But all is well and hope everyone is getting ready to greet the sum...

Hello everybody, Today is June 5th, the 50th anniversary of the recording of Hey Joe/ Piss Factory at Electric Lady Studios. It was our first single and pathed the way to the making of our first album Horses, also recorded at Electric Lady. Below is the B side, where you can hear some of our pianist, the late Richard Sohl’s stellar playing. Lenny and I had a nice day together and he stopped by so...

Hello everybody, Today I am reading a passage from page 65 of the paperback version of Just Kids. It reminded me that my younger self experienced some of the same doubt concerning the validity of creating in the wake of so much suffering in our troubled world. It helped me to get back on track, perhaps it will be meaningful to you. A warm welcome to my new subscribers, with hopes that every one is...

It’s raining here in New York City. I thought I’d send this older post also on a rainy day. Me and Lenny Kaye doing my song Grateful. And I am. I send many thank you’s to my Subscribers for your support. Today on Memorial we pray for the dream of peaceful solutions and the end of all wars. Thank you for reading Patti Smith. This post is public so feel free to share it. Patti Smith is a reader-supp...

Footage from Dream of Life by Steven Sebring……. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Happy full moon, happy Memorial Day weekend….. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Hello everybody. Hope all is well. Today we’re revisiting this passage helped me to find a solution for a writing dilemma. Perhaps this is a good day to solve solvable problems. Elsewise, take a walk, get some air, talk to the benevolent trees…. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public ep...

Here are a few snapshots of our glad day, sadly I neglected to get a shot of Shopright, but some sense of our comings and goings…. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Just saying hello and goodnight. Sorry if I appear scowling. Nothing personal. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Hello everybody Quite a grainy video but lo and behold not backwards. A few true colors of my childhood hero Gumby, and his fast friends. We are approaching the end of our Passenger M’s voyage. This is a longer piece and I have tried my best not to trip up. Hoping all is well for you all…. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a...

Hello everybody, I had a busy day today in Brooklyn and now back home. Here is this evenings installment of The Coral Sea. And a few illustrations of my day. And I just remembered, Frylock is the French fry guy. I will return tomorrow, wishing you all a good night…. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber...

Good evening everyone. A bit of happy rambling and the feverish thoughts of Passenger M. Below is my favorite Photo Booth picture of Robert. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattis...

Goodnight everyone, I’ll be back tomorrow…. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Easter Hymn by Alfred Edward Housman If in that Syrian garden, ages slain,You sleep, and know not you are dead in vain,Nor even in dreams behold how dark and brightAscends in smoke and fire by day and nightThe hate you died to quench and could but fan,Sleep well and see no morning, son of man. But if, the grave rent and the stone rolled by,At the right hand of majesty on highYou sit, and sitting s...

Wishing everyone a beautiful Palm Sunday from the city of Braga, Portugal. Yesterday, in Lisbon with Sound Walk Collective n Jesse Paris Smith joined us on stage for the encore, playing keyboard on Wing and People Have the Power. Below is video of Wing shot by Janine Bub. Tonight is the full moon and we are performing in Braga where Jesse and I will perform these songs in celebration of Palm Sunda...

Hello everybody, a few snapshots in Lisbon and well wishes to all. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Hello from St. Giles Passage in London. I made a little phone video of a small beloved garden steps away from St. Giles Church in Covent Garden. I will be sending an installment of The Coral Sea for my subscribers early this evening. Sending all good wishes as I drink my tea in the library of my hotel. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consid...

I know this is quick and disheveled but sent in good spirits. We are taking off, be back tomorrow…… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Below is Sheep in Fog by Sylvia Plath and a shot from the Kurimanzutto Gallery. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pattismith.substack.com/subscribe

Hello everyone! Below is the early English edition and newer Spanish edition of The Coral Sea. I will be reading it for my Subscribers beginning March 9th, Robert Mapplethorpe’s passing day, as well as newer poems for him. I also including a few snaps from Mexico. Now I am going to have some purple sweet potatoes and head uptown, hopefully the rain will abate. I hope everyone is well. I am happy t...

Hello everyone. I am in Mexico City as I have a performance with Soundwalk Collection this evening. I am staying in the heart of the city and it is beating madly. Presidential elections are looming and the streets are teeming with people, marching, delivering speeches on loud speakers and singing. Lenny Kaye is with me and we took a long walk around the ancient churches, the outdoor markets and th...

Well, I realized that yesterday I sent pictures of the rocks. I was so tired yesterday that I forgot. So I will find new images and send them. Below is the magnificient ceiling mural by the artist Jose Clemente Orozco and a statue in his honor. The domed mural is the centerpiece of the room we had our press conference. My collaborator Stefan from Soundwalk Collective can be seen gazing at it. I wi...

Well another ramble but this time with added last minute excitement. I suddenly figured out how to reverse the video so the book titles aren’t backwards. The rest is just usual hanging out stuff including a note about dental floss and eight lines of Baudelaire. We might find it somewhat shocking to see a non reverse. But I also know how to just let it all stay backwards. That is our full moon quan...

This is Jem Cohen’s film. I’m wearing my favorite skirt. It’s a dreamy kind of day. Not many words are flowing. Perhaps more tomorrow. but happy just to sit and talk happily about not too much. Happy birthday Kurt Cobain. See you all soon…. Patti Smith is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support the work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode...

This evening at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Tony Shanahan, my daughter Jesse, and I will perform in honor of Georgia O’Keefe. It’s always wonderful to join our friends at the Gardens and present a show in tandem with their inspiring exhibitions. In the course of the night, Tony and I will be doing a short version of Georgia for the artist, so we are going over keys. I thought it might be fun to sha...