"In heart I am a Muslim; in heart I am an American; in heart I am Muslim, in heart I'm an American artist, and I have no guilt. I seek pleasure. I seek the nerves under your skin. The narrow archway; the layers; the scroll of ancient lettuce. We…Read More

I recently found this book of Patti Smiths poetry from 1972. It was written BEFORE she was crowned The Queen of PUNK ... following up on my Marianne Faithful piece about The Girl On A  Motorcycle DVD ... here is a poem Patti Smith wrote about M.F. !!! I'm…Read More