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Patti Smith Pens a Beautiful Tribute to Sam Shepard: "I Said Goodbye to My Buddy"

Sam Shepard passed away at the age of 73 on July 27 after complications from ALS, and on Tuesday, musician Patti Smith penned a beautiful tribute to her late friend in The New Yorker. Patti looked back on her decades-long friendship with the legendary actor, writing, "We knew each other for such a long time. Our ways could not be defined or dismissed with a few words describing a careless youth. We were friends; good or bad, we were just ourselves. The passing of time did nothing but strengthen...

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16:00 on August 2 2017

Sam Shepard remembered in stirring tribute by good friend Patti Smith

MSN Music — Patti Smith has penned a stirring and poetic tribute to Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor who died from complications of ALS la... more info

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02:36 on August 2 2017

Patti Smith Writes Tribute To Sam Shepard

Stereogum — Patti Smith published a short essay in The New Yorker paying tribute to her longtime friend and collaborator, the late playwright and actor Sam Shepard, who passed away M... more info

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23:32 on August 1 2017

Patti Smith pens poignant ode to her 'buddy' Sam Shepard

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18:20 on August 2 2017

Patti Smith Pens a Beautiful Tribute to Sam Shepard: "I Said Goodbye to My Buddy"

PopSugar — Sam Shepard passed away at the age of 73 on July 27 after complications from ALS, and on Tuesday, musician Patti Smith penned a beautiful tribute to her late friend in T... more info

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11:27 on August 3 2017

Patti Smith Pens a Beautiful Tribute to Sam Shepard: "I Said Goodbye to My Buddy"

PopSugar UK — Sam Shepard passed away at the age of 73 on July 27 after complications from ALS, and on Tuesday, musician Patti Smith penned a beautiful tribute to her late friend in T... more info

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