The Rebel: Patti Smith
Ben Edmonds, MOJO, August 1996
To R.E.M.s Michael Stipe, she is "one of the premier artists of my lifetime Ive blindly stolen from her for years." To Bob Dylan, she is "still the best, you know." She is one of rock n rolls true originals, and on her return to the fray after eight years of joy and tragedy lived out of the public eye, Patti Smith grants Ben Edmonds the most revealing interview of her career.
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