Patti Smith

Patti Smith - Words and Music - 2012

7.10.12 at 1:45pm by Eric Holland

I recently traveled to the home of Columbia Records in the Sony Building on Madison avenue to visit with Patti Smith. The hallways there are filled with beautiful framed photographs of legendary Columbia artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Adjacent to the door of the room where we met was one of Ms. Smith herself. I had read somewhere that she was working on a crime novel, so I brought her a gift of a Jim Thompson paperback and, as time was tight, we jumped right into conversation.

WFUV Pop Quiz with Patti Smith

7.4.12 at 7:00pm by WFUV Staff

With her outstanding career in the arts, Patti Smith has solidified her standing as a modern renaissance woman. A New Jersey native, Patti became a staple in the emergent punk rock scene in 1970s New York with her debut album Horses. After spending a lifetime of creating various works of literature, visual arts, and music, Patti still remains as prolific as ever with the recent release of her eleventh studio album, Banga. While doing an interview with WFUV's Eric Holland, she squeezed in some time to answer some WFUV Pop Quiz questions.

Me and Patti

7.3.12 at 9:46pm by Eric Holland

I recently traveled to the home of Columbia Records in the Sony Building on Madison avenue to visit with Patti Smith. The hallwalls there are filled with beautiful framed photographs of legendary Columbia artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Adjacent to the door of the room where we met was one of Ms.

Required Reading: Songwriters Turned Authors

4.24.12 at 3:20pm by WFUV Staff

Many singer-songwriters have been flexing their literary muscles by writing novels and memoirs. We've collected some of the more successful efforts to add to your bookshelf or e-reader.

Patti Smith - Words and Music - 2007

6.28.11 at 11:36am by Rita Houston

Covering a Van Morrison song put her on the map in 1975, and ever since, Patti Smith has never shied from adding her own punk rock poetry to the words of others. Now, the entire album 'Twelve' is devoted to some of her favorite lyricists, and host Rita Houston gets the backstory as Patti, Jackson Smith, and Lenny Kaye visit the WFUV studios.