Detroit looms large in Patti Smith's cosmology. The influential rock musician, poet and artist moved here with her husband, guitarist Fred (Sonic) Smith in 1979, settling in St. Clair Shores. Their children were born here, and it was here, in the wake of her husband's death in 1994, that she began exploring photography in depth.
Detroit Free Press — Detroit looms large in Patti Smith's cosmology. The influential rock musician, poet and artist moved here with her husband, guitarist Fred (Sonic) Smith in 1979, set... more info