870 Quotes by Patti Smith

Good press, bad press, whatever, only means a lot to me if it's writ by somebody I respect, by somebody I like.

I'm always writing. And, I mean, I always counsel people when they call me a musician: I really do not have the skills of a musician. I really don't think like a musician, though I love music and I perform and sing.

I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.

All the traumas I went through separating art from writing don't exist anymore. That's why I love being in rock 'n' roll. It's a whole life thing.

I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life.

If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!

All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful.

More than anything, that's been the thread through my life - the desire to write, the impulse to write. I mean, it's taken me other places, but it was the impulse to write that led me to singing.

I have a lot of energy, and I like to work.