EPISODE · Dec 11, 2025 · 24 MIN
Patti Smith on music, art and navigating loss
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The godmother of punk says she never had a choice when it came to being an artist -- it was her calling from the moment she first laid eyes on a Picasso in a Philadelphia gallery. She talks about creating through loss, listening to omens and reliving her childhood, in new memoir Bread of Angels.
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