Patti Smith: ‘I would have loved to be a hitmaker’ | Entertainment

entertainment">Smith, whose biggest hit Because the Night is said to have written only a handful of “popular” songs. “I am not a hitmaker. I would like to have been someone who is. ”

entertainment">A talent that, for example, former REM frontman Michael Stipe according to her. “A great poet who also knows how to hit the pop strings. I admire that. ” Also artists like Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, John Lennon in PJ Harvey she admires. “They can bring a certain poetic element to a popular song.”

entertainment">The singer is known for writing songs about people who have passed away, from people she has known personally to artists she likes. “Almost all my records contain an ode to an artist, poet or friend. That goes of course. I’ve seen so many people die in my life, from a childhood friend to my brother, my husband, my best friend, my pianist, my parents, Sam Shepard. Lots of people I thought would always be there. It feels very familiar to me to make something about people who have passed away. ”

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