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Burrows Becomes Latest Actress To Sing
British actress SAFFRON BURROWS had a musical dream come true at this year's (08) Sundance Film Festival in Utah when she opened for punk legend PATTI SMITH. The Troy star was at the film festival...
By WENN on 04 March 2008
Smith Perfected Spitting To Silence Hecklers
Punk poet PATTI SMITH became so disgruntled with sexist hecklers mocking her carefully crafted verses during performances, she began spitting on the stage to silence them. The EASTER rocker was a regular at defunct New...
By WENN on 19 October 2006
Smith: 'Mother Saved Me From Drugs'
Legendary rocker PATTI SMITH credits the "responsibility" she felt towards her mother with saving her from drug addiction. Many of the singer's inspirations, including JANIS JOPLIN and JIMI HENDRIX, were destroyed by the lure of...
By WENN on 11 September 2006
Kanye And Patti Join U2
KANYE WEST and punk icon PATTI SMITH have been added to U2's expanded Vertigo world tour. The acts join the likes of KEANE, PEARL JAM, BECK and JOHN MAYER, who have already signed up...
By WENN on 20 September 2005
Prince Tops Frontmen Poll
PRINCE has topped a new poll to find the greatest rock frontmen of all time, beating off MICK JAGGER and ROBERT PLANT. The PURPLE RAIN singer was the number one pick by editors...
By WENN on 27 July 2004
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