Patti Smith Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Patti Smith quotes, Patti Smith sayings, and Patti Smith proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

It was no hardship to me to spend long hours reading and writing. Patti Smith
Rock & roll is like a painting. Can great paintings still be done? It depends on who holds the brush. Patti Smith
You're not a rock 'n' roll person four hours a day or even when you're on stage. It's become the rhythm of your whole life. Patti Smith
The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times. Patti Smith
Pollution is a necessary result of the inability of man to reform and transform waste. Patti Smith
Fate is like a secret friend that helps push you on into life. Patti Smith
The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times. Patti Smith
Polaroid by its nature makes you frugal. You walk around with maybe two packs of film in your pocket. You have 20 shots, so each shot is a world. Patti Smith
He dreamed of amassing musicians from all over the world in Woodstock and they would sit in a field in a circle and play and play. It didn't matter what key or tempo or what melody, they would keep on playing through their discordance until they found a common language. Patti Smith
An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God. Patti Smith
Sometimes I just wanted to raise my hands and stop. But stop what? Maybe just growing up. Patti Smith
Loyalty lives and we don't know why / And the paw is pressed against the nerve of the sky / You can leave him behind but he won't leave you / And the road to Heaven is true - true blue. Patti Smith
Rock 'n' roll is hard work, it's harder than being in the army. And your guitar is your machine gun; tour instruments are your implements of battle. Patti Smith
When I came to New York people immediately accepted me in the sense that I was anonymous. And I liked that. Patti Smith
To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom. Patti Smith
I wish I could just project everything on the paper. Patti Smith