I’d always heard of Patti Smith but never listened to her music. Somehow it just never crossed my path, even though in high school my friends and I would listen to other New York rock/punk artists in a similar gritty, poetic vein (e.g., Lou Reed).
But I got onto her through researching the photography of Robert Maplethorpe (for @johnnydavis54’s newly published story) — she’s was Maplethorpe’s partner for a long time — and wow, I think I’m in love. I haven’t felt this excited to ‘discover’ a new musician in a long time…
