Patti Smith

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369 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 1 Dec

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Fresh Air · Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50 · 7 Nov 2025 podcast

Um,

I had a few different friends that seemed to think that I had a bend toward that.

And I really do believe if it wasn't for those friends, Lenny Kay and a few others, no, I don't believe that I would be singing.

At least not.

I mean, I might still be singing around the house making spaghetti, but I can't say that I would have been recording.

sent you away I was looking for you are you gone gone are you on the phone another dimension where you never returned oh you know what I mean I was looking for you are you gone gone

You say that until a friend suggested that you be in a rock and roll band, it had never occurred to you.

It was just like not part of your, your, your world.

Why would it, you know, I'm not a musician, you know, I, I don't play any, I didn't play any instrument.

Uh, I didn't have any specific talents.

I mean, I came from the South Jersey, Philadelphia area.

And in the early sixties, everybody sang, they sang on street corners, three part harmonies, acapella, um,

I knew most of my friends were better singers than me.

There was nothing in what I did that would give a sense that I should be in a rock and roll band.

Also girls weren't in rock and roll bands.

I mean they sang but the closest thing to a rock singer, a real rock singer that we had was Grace Slick and I certainly didn't have Grace Slick's voice.

So you found the guitarist Lenny K. You read an article by him about acapella groups, and you really liked it.

And you found him.

You sought him out.

He was working at a bookstore in the village.

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