Why Patti Smith Matters

by Caryn Rose

Book Overview

Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. What she found--what she fostered--was a cultural revolution. Through her poetry, her songs, her unapologetic vocal power, and her very presence as a woman fronting a rock band, she kicked open a door that countless others walked through. No other musician has better embodied the "nothing-to-hide" rawness of punk, nor has any other done more to nurture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477320113
• ISBN13: 9781477320112
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 6.9"