While riding the waves of success, New Jersey punk poet Patti Smith was struck with a need to cease operations lest her art ...

The 'American Sky' author reflects on getting compared to George Orwell and Bob Dylan, working with Robert Redford and how society has changed over the years ...

During her time in New York, Patti Smith gained many inspiring mentors, including William Burroughs, who not only motivated and encouraged her but cared for her ...

EXCLUSIVE: Unfolding in New York's East Village in 1978, the Nova Convention has gone down in history as a legendary counterculture meeting headlined by Naked Lunch novelist William S. Burroughs, and ...

Patti Smith wants fans to know she's "fine" after making headlines for an onstage collapse at a concert Wednesday. Smith was at the Cultura Artística Theater in São Paulo, Brazil when she ...

Long before she was a rock ‘n’ roll legend, Patti Smith (Chicago, 78 years old) was a poet who worked at Scribner, a bookstore next to New York City’s Rockefeller Center. She lived with her partner at ...

Patti Smith hadn't dared to dream of being a rockstar until she was put in front of one of the all-time greats, coming face-to-face with Jim Morrison.

'70s Punk Rock Legend Praised for 'Mind-Blowingly Amazing' Performances in 'Place of Magic' originally appeared on Parade.

News about Patti Smith, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Music and literary icon Patti Smith returns to the Miami Book Fair on November 23, 2024, to discuss her book, "A Book of Days." ...

Yesterday (January 29), Patti Smith was speaking on stage at an event in Brazil when she “collapsed,” before ultimately ending the show early, per The Associated Press. Since then, Smith has ...