Patti Smith on Her Memoir “Bread of Angels,” Fifty Years After Her Début Album, “Horses”
Patti Smith reflects on her life, art, and identity in a deeply personal conversation about her memoir Bread of Angels, revealing how revelations about her paternity and the loss of loved ones shaped her understanding of truth, belief, and creativity.
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