Patti Smith

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author human musician poet punk rock musician singer-songwriter visual artist

Patti Smith is an influential American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist often called the "punk poet laureate" for her pioneering role in the 1970s New York punk rock movement.

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instanceOf	author ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ punk rock musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ
awardReceived	National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
birthName	Patricia Lee Smith ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1946-12-30 ⓘ
genre	art rock ⓘ proto-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
influenced	Courtney Love ⓘ Garbage ⓘ Michael Stipe ⓘ PJ Harvey ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ
influencedBy	Arthur Rimbaud ⓘ Bob Dylan ⓘ The Velvet Underground ⓘ William Blake ⓘ
instrument	guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ
memberOf	Patti Smith Group ⓘ
movement	New York punk scene ⓘ punk rock movement ⓘ
name	Patti Smith self-link ⓘ
notableAlias	punk poet laureate ⓘ
notableWork	Banga ⓘ Because the Night ⓘ Dream of Life ⓘ Easter ⓘ Gone Again ⓘ Gung Ho ⓘ Horses ⓘ Just Kids ⓘ M Train ⓘ Radio Ethiopia ⓘ Trampin' ⓘ Twelve ⓘ Wave ⓘ
occupation	musician ⓘ poet ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse	Fred "Sonic" Smith ⓘ

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Patti Smith → name → Patti Smith self-link ⓘ

Geffen Records → signedArtist → Patti Smith ⓘ