Saturday, June 5, 2010

Patty Smith

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Patti Smith gave a "Bookworm" interview to Michael Silverblatt (my favorite big brain) on her book, "Just Kids." Every time I think Ms. Smith is going to be pretentious and silly she astonishes me with her raw presence. She's not false in any way. She just is. That state of being monks have been trying to get into for as long as there have been monks comes naturally to Patti.

Give the interview a listen. Michael can't help but be pretentious because he really is smarter and more knowledgeable about books than anyone. So his interview with Ms. Smith is funny and disarming.

She described herself and her art friends as "patrons of the spirit."

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