Patti Smith

plate and commentaries i, by patti smith

script reads:

The illuminated manuscripts are a temporal compromise. they allow me the freedom to create (at this time of my life) until ready to totally commit myself to exploration of the image.

It is my choice to commit myself to communication (mass) thru sound via electric guitar. this is my art. this is my art and this is my promise. this is my promise and this is my prison. my palace.

promo for Peace and Noise, by Patti Smith

"My work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist."

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag."

Evidently when Allen Ginsberg first met Patti Smith, he hit on her thinking she was a boy.

Either way, I think she's incredibly beautiful.