Patti is so special. I heard horses when i was 10, and i was hypnotized by it. And when "just kids" came out i immediately read the whole book in one weekend. And now hearing this.. how have I never googled it before?! Insanity.
She was still quite young and she just let her words flow with all the innocence of youth....she was young enough to not second guess what she was doing, not editing herself a lot, so her true talent was shining through....raw and true.
Quite the experience reading this section of the book then finding the actual live performance. The triumphs ahead of her shine through this bravura performance. Thanks so much for sharing.
" We met in 1971 after my first poetry performance , Lenny accompanying me on electric guitar . Sandy Pearlman was sitting cross-legged on the floor in St Marks Church , dressed in leather , Jim Morrison style ..... After the performance , he told me I should front a rock n roll band but I just laughed and told him I already had a good job working in a book store." Patti Smith , Year Of The Monkey ( 2019 )
“Patti appeared promptly at 8 PM, accompanied in the background by the lanky figure of Lenny Kaye. The audience gasped with astonishment . She was a figure of the future standing before them … The content of her work leant heavily towards the sexual , mixing up male and female without concern…. She also revealed a sharp sense of timing by alternating the works she read on her own with the ones she read with Lenny’s backing and by keeping the set to a tight 20 minutes …. She had the confidence and the courage to machine gun her poems at the sophisticated if slightly stunned crowd.” Victor Bockris (1998)
Who else is so girly and grown up, so fragile and tough, so male and fe-male, so street-wise and innocent, so solitary and yet so sought after she’s never alone, never.
“On 10th Feb 1971 Patti Smith stepped on to the platform at the front of St Marks church , carrying a sheaf of papers …. ‘This reading is dedicated to crime ‘ she exclaimed … then Patti read pieces about the devil, thieves, Jesse James, death, lost love and outlaw behaviour…. At the centre piece of her set was a poem called Oath . The opening lines will likely be familiar . ‘Jesus died for somebody’s sins / but not mine ‘… lines that would later be repurposed into one of Patti Smith most famous songs - ‘Gloria’ . But at this moment , in Feb 1971 , it was very much a Declaration of Independence….it wasn’t meant to be a rejection of Jesus but rather an expression of her desire to be responsible for her own flaws and failures.” Why Patti Smith Matters Caryn Rose 2022
Interesting how “like” was already ensconced in American youth speech. But, of course, Patti did so much with language. It’s an interesting performance because we hear Patti develop I a vocal style that she would perfect by the time Horses was released. Probably before that, but for young teenagers like me her live performances were something we never experienced. Horses came out in ‘75, I think. I was 15
as it started out i was like... well i wouldn't have thought she was anything special, but with each poem she gets more comfortable and by that last one, now thats legendary bay bee.
Lenny and Patti: for me they symbolize the purity of perfect love, the perfect accord of two accomplice souls, fusional beyond sexual attachment, possession. What a lesson in freedom from two beings, a man and a woman, who admire and understand each other, you can see it when they perform together on stage and that's why it's been going on for 50 years. Wonderful !
Taped by Brigid Polk. "Mapplethorpe brought his Jet Set friends, Kaye brought his fellow critics, and Neuwirth his rock n roll comrades" - Clinton Heylin
Victor Bockris : Would you consider yourself to be the greatest poet in New York ? Patti : Um, the greatest poet in New York ? Um, shit. I can’t think of what to say. I don’t think I’m a great poet at all. I don’t even think I’m a good poet. I just think I write neat stuff. The Poetry of Performance : An Interview with Patti Smith . 15 Aug 1972. Red Room Books
So outside the norm. Makes u wonder what made this girl. How was she brought up. Who knew what shed become, except her. Ita a long way from a bookstore job!
I actually thought the beginning when she was speaking was part of the piece… I thought a person saying “like” and “um” that many times had to be intentional. 😅
Yes I think he was . A married man at the time I think she was having an affair with him . One of the poems that night was dedicated to him . They went on to collaborate on a number of writing projects . And towards the end of his life she spent a lot of time with him as once again they worked side by side on some truly fine literary projects : she produced "Year Of The Monkey" and he produced "The One Inside" and "Spy Of The First Person". Although there was no actual collaboration in these last 3 books the similarity of their writing styles is quite striking and makes me read and re-read these books as a set .
I bought a CD of this show after the PSG played on Santa Monica pier. So it exist, at least in my collection anyway. This was right after she was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (the concert on the pier).
@@baronsaturday9529 i literally just saw a picture from this exact reading as soon as you replied and i’m listening to Horses. crazy coincidence but thank you for reminding me of this
Patti is so special. I heard horses when i was 10, and i was hypnotized by it. And when "just kids" came out i immediately read the whole book in one weekend. And now hearing this.. how have I never googled it before?! Insanity.
She was still quite young and she just let her words flow with all the innocence of youth....she was young enough to not second guess what she was doing, not editing herself a lot, so her true talent was shining through....raw and true.
Quite the experience reading this section of the book then finding the actual live performance. The triumphs ahead of her shine through this bravura performance. Thanks so much for sharing.
" We met in 1971 after my first poetry performance , Lenny accompanying me on electric guitar . Sandy Pearlman was sitting cross-legged on the floor in St Marks Church , dressed in leather , Jim Morrison style ..... After the performance , he told me I should front a rock n roll band but I just laughed and told him I already had a good job working in a book store."
Patti Smith , Year Of The Monkey ( 2019 )
Thanks Sandy!
Literally, the day I was born ❤️
I was JUST about to type 'one day after I was born' 😎😎
i cant believe i get to hear this with my own ears
“Patti appeared promptly at 8 PM, accompanied in the background by the lanky figure of Lenny Kaye. The audience gasped with astonishment . She was a figure of the future standing before them …
The content of her work leant heavily towards the sexual , mixing up male and female without concern….
She also revealed a sharp sense of timing by alternating the works she read on her own with the ones she read with Lenny’s backing and by keeping the set to a tight 20 minutes ….
She had the confidence and the courage to machine gun her poems at the sophisticated if slightly stunned crowd.”
Victor Bockris (1998)
OMG Thank you for sharing this!!!!!!!
Pg 181 & 182 Just kids - Patti Smith
Listen to this while you read these pages it’s transporting.
thanks for that! did it!
Who else is so girly and grown up, so fragile and tough, so male and fe-male, so street-wise and innocent, so solitary and yet so sought after she’s never alone, never.
“On 10th Feb 1971 Patti Smith stepped on to the platform at the front of St Marks church , carrying a sheaf of papers ….
‘This reading is dedicated to crime ‘ she exclaimed … then Patti read pieces about the devil, thieves, Jesse James, death, lost love and outlaw behaviour….
At the centre piece of her set was a poem called Oath . The opening lines will likely be familiar . ‘Jesus died for somebody’s sins / but not mine ‘… lines that would later be repurposed into one of Patti Smith most famous songs - ‘Gloria’ . But at this moment , in Feb 1971 , it was very much a Declaration of Independence….it wasn’t meant to be a rejection of Jesus but rather an expression of her desire to be responsible for her own flaws and failures.”
Why Patti Smith Matters
Caryn Rose
2022
Oh I thought she meant that the “sins” generated by everyday people are nothing compared to the warmongering psychopaths who rule the world
OMG ! Never thought I'd ever hear this again.
I wish i were there, so awesome record, many thanks for sharing❤
She has such a sweet young voice in this appearance.
If I was there, I would have been 7!!!!!!!! I'm allways "squacking" about my age, this puts thing in a different perspective.
I love this woman so much. Fearless
" She's so sexy she makes the Runaways look like Sisters of Mercy " Julie Birchill Oct 1976
!
took me a sec to realize she didn't mean the goth band lol
@@TheFpCassini Patti pre-dated Goths by about 2 decades !! She was widely considered to be a proto-punk !
@@TheFpCassini Same here!
@@Broatch6
How did she pre-date Goth style by two decades? Gothic rock had its origins in the late '70s, which prompted the style of dress.
Thanks, a key moment in the development of NYC punk. That’s punk as an attitude not a musical style.
Interesting how “like” was already ensconced in American youth speech.
But, of course, Patti did so much with language.
It’s an interesting performance because we hear Patti develop I a vocal style that she would perfect by the time Horses was released. Probably before that, but for young teenagers like me her live performances were something we never experienced. Horses came out in ‘75, I think. I was 15
as it started out i was like... well i wouldn't have thought she was anything special, but with each poem she gets more comfortable and by that last one, now thats legendary bay bee.
Lenny and Patti: for me they symbolize the purity of perfect love, the perfect accord of two accomplice souls, fusional beyond sexual attachment, possession. What a lesson in freedom from two beings, a man and a woman, who admire and understand each other, you can see it when they perform together on stage and that's why it's been going on for 50 years. Wonderful !
True history. Thank you for this treasure.
I read Just Kids last week. It's precious... Thanks 💕
Taped by Brigid Polk. "Mapplethorpe brought his Jet Set friends, Kaye brought his fellow critics, and Neuwirth his rock n roll comrades" - Clinton Heylin
Great 🇸🇪🙏😃🫵😇👋
magical spells witchy words
She was doing Morrisons german cabaret act. I wonder how she brought this altogether into Horses lp...Kaye /Cale worked hard to help Patti
. *_wonderfull intensity that IS Patti Smith_* 👍👍👍
Wow!
Victor Bockris : Would you consider yourself to be the greatest poet in New York ?
Patti : Um, the greatest poet in New York ? Um, shit. I can’t think of what to say. I don’t think I’m a great poet at all. I don’t even think I’m a good poet. I just think I write neat stuff.
The Poetry of Performance : An Interview with Patti Smith .
15 Aug 1972. Red Room Books
So outside the norm. Makes u wonder what made this girl. How was she brought up. Who knew what shed become, except her. Ita a long way from a bookstore job!
WOW! You were so far ahead of yourself! (RUNNING HARD!)
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50 years...
Both Patti and Lenny are still alive and they still perform together !!
Thank you for this
You are more than welcome my dear ! :)
Woooooow I'm excited to listen!
Man that Jesse James bit was great
Interesting to hear Patti 5 years prior to Horses!
I actually thought the beginning when she was speaking was part of the piece… I thought a person saying “like” and “um” that many times had to be intentional. 😅
Thanks!! I've been wanting to hear this.
Can you upload the missing part?
16:03
: ) : ) : )
"never
go2
church
son
..."
Was Sam Shepard also in attendance?
Yes I think he was . A married man at the time I think she was having an affair with him . One of the poems that night was dedicated to him .
They went on to collaborate on a number of writing projects . And towards the end of his life she spent a lot of time with him as once again they worked side by side on some
truly fine literary projects : she produced "Year Of The Monkey" and he produced "The One Inside" and "Spy Of The First Person".
Although there was no actual collaboration in these last 3 books the similarity of their writing styles is quite striking and makes me read and re-read these books as a set .
Is there a possibility to hear the full show?
No. I'm sorry. Never
I bought a CD of this show after the PSG played on Santa Monica pier. So it exist, at least in my collection anyway. This was right after she was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (the concert on the pier).
i feel honored to hear this
Yeah... absolutely.
(YTube's amazing..)
@@baronsaturday9529 i literally just saw a picture from this exact reading as soon as you replied and i’m listening to Horses. crazy coincidence but thank you for reminding me of this