Patti Smith Is Innocent, OK?
Jonh Ingham, Sounds, 29 May 1976
Jonh Ingham, on the other hand, is guilty. Six days it took him to get us this piece. SIX DAYS! The Patti Smith crazy Sounds staffers were gasping for news of their champion's trail-blazing exploits in Europe and the world's most laid-back Australian rock journalist with one earring took six days to get us the poop. Oy gevalt.
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