{"product_id":"patti-smith-on-patti-smith-interviews-and-encounters-paperback","title":"Patti Smith on Patti Smith: Interviews and Encounters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAidan Levy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment Patti Smith burst onto the scene, chanting \"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine,\" the irreverent opening line to \u003ci\u003eHorses\u003c\/i\u003e, her 1975 debut album, the punk movement had found its dissident intellectual voice. Yet outside the recording studio--Smith has released eleven studio albums--the punk poet laureate has been perhaps just as revelatory and rhapsodic in interviews, delivering off-the-cuff jeremiads that emboldened a generation of disaffected youth and imparting hard-earned life lessons. With her characteristic blend of bohemian intellectualism, antiauthoritarian poetry, and unflagging optimism, Smith gave them hope in the transcendent power of art. Her interview archive serves as a compelling counternarrative to the albums and books. Initially, interviewing Patti Smith was a censorship liability. Contemptuous of staid rules of decorum, no one knew what she might say, whether they were getting the romantic, swooning for Lorca and Blake, or the firebrand with no respect for an on-air seven-second delay. \u003ci\u003ePatti Smith on Patti Smith \u003c\/i\u003eis a compendium of profound and reflective moments in the life of one of the most insightful and provocative artists working today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAidan Levy\u003c\/b\u003e has written for the the \u003ci\u003eDaily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJazzTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329234592051,"sku":"9781613746349","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xVCtGQa7Yn9781613746349.webp?v=1778161890","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/patti-smith-on-patti-smith-interviews-and-encounters-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}