Patti Smith by Victor Bockris
Patti Smith had a religious childhood in South Jersey, from which she escaped to New York swearing she would become famous. Acting as muse to Richard Mapplethorpe and then Sam Shepherd, Patti began her career as a performance poet and rock writer. This is her biography.
Victor Bockris is the foremost chronicler of the New York Underground. In 1972, he published Patti Smith's first book of poems Seventh Heaven at Telegraph Books. He is the acclaimed biographer of Muhammad Ali, Blondie, The Velvet Underground, Keith Richards, Lou Reed and is the author of With William Burroughs (1997) and The Life and Death of Andy Warhol (1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857026764 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857026764 |
| Title | Patti Smith |
| Author | Victor Bockris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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