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May 19, 2023Liked by Songs That Saved Your Life

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still rocked, but not surprised, by the jewels you’ve been carving and polishing on the other side of too far. as you know, i came late to the Patti Smith party (and so many others). thank Gloria, I’ve arrived.

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Songs That Saved Your Life

I remember the first time I heard this album. I was 15 and it blew my tiny mind. She was a revolution, and a resolution for a girl trying to understand her own girlhood.

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You're writing is fantastic. Thanks for all the connections you're providing. I did my first solo burlesque performance to Smith's Piss Factory but that came on the heels of practicing a number I never performed publicly--Gloria while wearing a Hooters T-shirt. I finally got to see Patti Smith in Nuremberg, Germany of all places. It was wild.

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My first interview as a rock critic was with Patti, the night before Horses was released. All I'd heard when we spoke, between sets at San Francisco's Boarding House, was the single I treasured, Hey Joe/Piss Factory. That was intense, but it didn't prepare me for her (their) performance, which began with a reworking of the Velvet Underground's "We're Gonna have a Real Good Time Together," and got wilder from there. I missed seeing Elvis on Ed Sullivan (though I. Did see Three Beatles), but Patti had the same sorry of impact on a young kid who fit in, but didn't quite. Earth shattering. Thanks for bringing it all back.

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Oh my gosh, I need to hear everything about what it was like to interview/hang out with her. I didn’t have the pleasure of seeing her perform until the early 2000’s but I’ve seen her many many times since then. She’s one of my favorite markers of rock history.

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Van Morrison was my musical gateway to Patti Smith (and Neal Young and the Youngbloods). Since I heard those opening lines to Gloria on her first album, I've been a fan. Of her music, poetry and writing. Gloria is still so glorious!

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So true Jill. The song still sticks to the ribs all these years later. And her books are incredible as well. I think Just Kids is one of my favorite books of all time.

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Just Kids is also one of my favorite books of all time. Even though I rarely listen to audiobooks, I loved the audio version of Just Kids with her reading it as much as the print version.

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