'Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine'
Patti Smith
1970's
Patti's work was influential to the Punk rock movement in New York city during the 1970's. She is a singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, The 'God mother of Punk'.
Patti was raised a Jehovah's Witness with a strong religious and bible education, As a teenager she found organized religion to confining. She moved to New York city where she meet photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (pictured above), the pair had a collaborative, romantic and eventually, platonic life. They lived together in the Chelsea Hotel.
It was Mapplethorpe who urged Patti to sing, and Patti who encouraged Mapplethorpe to do his photography.
Mapplethorpe's photographs of her became the covers for the Patti Smith Group LPs.
In 1989, Mapplethorpe died from complications arising from AIDS. The pair had remained friends.
Patti recently wrote the memoir 'Just Kids', in which she reveals the life she lived with the photographer.
Smith and her band will be returning to London June 29th, 2010 for Serpentine Sessions in Hyde Park.
1970's
Patti's work was influential to the Punk rock movement in New York city during the 1970's. She is a singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, The 'God mother of Punk'.
Patti was raised a Jehovah's Witness with a strong religious and bible education, As a teenager she found organized religion to confining. She moved to New York city where she meet photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (pictured above), the pair had a collaborative, romantic and eventually, platonic life. They lived together in the Chelsea Hotel.
It was Mapplethorpe who urged Patti to sing, and Patti who encouraged Mapplethorpe to do his photography.
Mapplethorpe's photographs of her became the covers for the Patti Smith Group LPs.
In 1989, Mapplethorpe died from complications arising from AIDS. The pair had remained friends.
Patti recently wrote the memoir 'Just Kids', in which she reveals the life she lived with the photographer.
Smith and her band will be returning to London June 29th, 2010 for Serpentine Sessions in Hyde Park.
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