Patti Smith Complete: Lyrics, Notes and Reflections

Patti Smith

Anchor, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 264 pages

The release of any new material by legendary poet and musician Patti Smith, either written or recorded, is cause for celebration. But last fall, when Smith released her lyrics in a lavishly illustrated and annotated book, crowds turned out in record numbers across the country at book festivals, libraries, and local clubs to celebrate this artist's magnificent and ongoing journey in words and music. The "Chicago Tribune describes Patti Smith Complete as "a collection of her songwriting oeuvre, notes, and unpublished photos by Robert Mapplethorpe and Annie Liebovitz, and countless memorabilia from the complex life of this nearly fifty-two-year-old image of American individuality."
Now in paperback, in a beautifully designed package, here are the words and pictures that influenced a generation from the fever pitch of performance to the solitude of the artist. Never has a collection of lyrics offered up images from a lifetime as intimate and forthright as those collected in Patti Smith Complete.

Contents

• Section 1: 20
• Section 2: 23
• Section 3: 28
• Section 4: 29
• Section 5: 123
• Section 6: 128
• Section 7: 154
• Section 8: 193
• Section 9: 202
• Section 10: 205
• Section 11: 213
• Section 12: 221
• Section 13: 256

About the author

Patti Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 30, 1946. She is a singer-songwriter, writer and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock. Her album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. She has recorded twelve albums. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has written several books including Witt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, Auguries of Innocence, M Train, and Just Kids, which won the Nonfiction category of the National Book Award in 2010. Her drawings, photographs, and installations have been shown at numerous venues including the Andy Warhol Museum and the Fondation Cartier Pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris. In 2005, she was awarded the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, which is the highest honor awarded to an artist by the French Republic.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Patti Smith Complete: Lyrics, Notes and Reflections
• Author: Patti Smith
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: Anchor, 1999
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: May 26, 2010
• ISBN: 0385490801, 9780385490801
• Length: 264 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music; Music / Genres & Styles / Rock