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The punk icon has admitted she couldn't finish a particular title by the celebrated American writerPatti Smith says she struggled to finish a particular Mark Twain book.Patti Smith has admitted that reading Mark Twain gave her anxiety and made her throw up. Read more: The best female-fronted punk bands In a new interview with The Guardian, the author and musician was asked a series of literature-related questions in order to promote the release of her new book, Year of the Monkey. Asked […]The post Patti Smith says reading Mark Twain made her throw up appeared first on NME.
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My phone call with Patty Smyth is cut off just as the former Scandal singer starts talking about living on the same East Village street as her name-doppelgänger Patti Smith in the '70s. "I was getting Patti Smith's mail, and I didn't know who that was at that time," she says before the line abruptly…
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The 50th annual Earth Day took place on Wednesday of last week, but the celebration of our planet is not over yet. Today, Pathway To Paris -- a charity founded by Patti Smith's daughter -- is hosting a livestream over on Instagram Live. It'll be happening from 4PM to 8PM EST over on Instagram Live,…
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Patti Smith: Receiving PEN America Literary Service Award
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Patti Smith is being honored with the 2020 PEN America Literary Service Award, as Rolling Stone reports. The legendary musician also has a great many books of both poetry and prose to her name, including the popular memoirs Just Kids, M Train, and the recently releasing Year Of The Monkey.
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Michael Stipe recently released his first two solo singles, "Your Capricious Soul" and "Drive To The Ocean." The R.E.M. singer also has a new photo book called Our Interference Times: A Visual Record combining digital and analog imagery. He sat for an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night to discuss all…
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