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"Personally, I'm not much for symbolism. I never get it. Why can't things be just as they are? I never thought to psychoanalyze Seymour Glass or sought to break down Desolation Row. I just wanted to get lost, become one with somewhere else, slip a wreath on a steeple top solely because I wished it."

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About Patti Smith

American singer, songwriter, poet, and visual artist who emerged from New York"s punk scene in the 1970s. Her work has influenced rock, punk, and alternative music across generations.

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