From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully realized memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year
Patti Smith arrived in New York City in search of work and purpose. Through her poetry, her songs, and her very presence as a woman fronting a rock band, she kicked open a door that countless others walked through. This book also shows Smith as a nuanced thinker, a maker of beautiful and challenging things. A transformative artist who has not simply entertained but also empowered millions.