Patti Smith: ‘You decide your fate. Are you going to fall apart or own it?’

The punk-poet genius behind Horses is finally getting her wish to play Hyde Park next month. She talks about life as an outsider, New York’s scuzzy past and why she loves Peter PanBefore meeting Patti Smith, I receive a few pointers: “She’s not a chitchat person. Do not be any later than 11.30am. Find her in the lobby bar and introduce yourself.”I don’t fancy getting on the wrong side of her. Smith first made a name for herself on the 1970s New York poetry circui...

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