Patti Smith’s latest memoir is a must-read for music fans, especially after the gut-punch that was her 2010 work titled Just Kids. “That’s when I first saw him. He stood by a white radiator in a blue ...

The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that ‘music could be medicine’?

Punk legend Patti Smith is a renowned lyricist in her own right, inspired by Bob Dylan she has placed more beautiful poetry ...

To make a hit record is, for many musicians, equivalent to summiting Mt. Everest. But to make a record that is just as potent and relevant 50 years after its release is comparable to walking on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Patti Smith is reflecting on one of the heartbreaking songs she wrote about her husband's death. The 79-year-old musician was ...

Smith performing in Finland in 2007. Credit: Wikipedia. Iconic artist Patti Smith made a mark 50 years ago with her iconic first album, Horses, which mixed punk, poetry and performance. She will take ...

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series.Music critics have a habit Smith co-wrote the ‘Radio Ethiopia’ track with ...

Johnny Depp joined Patti Smith for a special performance to mark the 50th anniversary of her album Horses. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor joined the Because the Night artist on stage at the London ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The power of rock ‘n’ roll was on full display. It made us want to sing and it made us want to scream. It made want to call old friends as well as make new ones. It made us believe, ...

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