Inside, never-before-revealed stories of the beloved musician's teenage years, lifelong role models, marriage to Fred "Sonic" Smith, and more. By Stacia Datskovska If you purchase an independently ...

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Patti Smith is reflecting on one of the heartbreaking songs she wrote about her husband's death. The 79-year-old musician was married to rocker Fred "Sonic" Smith when he died suddenly at age 46 in ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Bread of Angels recounts her relationship with husband ...

The pen is mightier than the sword could not be more true than when speaking about punk poet Patti Smith who, for nearly 50 years, has harnessed her words for protest, unity, and mostly, love. Smith, ...

The publication date Patti Smith chose for her latest memoir, Bread of Angels, is not just happenstance: Nov. 4 is the day her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith died (in 1994), and the birthday of her ...

Patti Smith’s new memoir, Bread of Angels, arrives on a significant date. On November 4, 1946, Smith’s artistic soulmate and first true love, the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, was born. Forty ...