Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention

This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...
American Songwriter

“If She Can Do It, She Can Have It”: The Bruce Springsteen Song that Landed Patti Smith Her First Hit

“Because the Night” was recorded in 1977 while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were working on Darkness On the Edge of Town. However, it was simply the melody with some mumbled lyrics over top ...

Patti Smith's mesmerizing new memoir looks back in wonder — and sorrow

Patti Smith, the celebrated rock poet who won a National Book Award for 'Just Kids,' revisits her hard-scrabble childhood, success and the loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith, in 'Bread of Angels.' ...
Stereogum

Watch Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, & Karen O Play Patti Smith Tribute In NYC

Over the years, the rock ‘n’ roll legend Patti Smith has taken part in tons of benefits and tribute shows at New York’s Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday night, she got one of her own. Last night, Smith and ...