It’s a rare gray Saturday in Los Angeles; raindrops collect along a window overlooking a row of trees at Le Parc at Melrose.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Bread of Angels,” Patti Smith’s mesmerizing new memoir, only deepens the mystery of who this iconic artist is and where her ...

In her deep, resonant voice, Smith revealed that her father Grant Harrison Smith was raised in New Haven and appeared in the local papers because he was a gifted runner. Her mother Beverly was born in ...

With “Bread of Angels,” Patti Smith has finally given readers the long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s “Just Kids.” Unlike “M Train” (2015) and “Year of the Monkey” (2019), both of which mixed memoir with ...

From cradle to late life, the godmother of punk remembers it all — including, especially, her life with the late Fred “Sonic” Smith. By David Hajdu David Hajdu is a critic, a songwriter and a ...

The actor's rare appearance caused fans to go 'berserk.' ...

This is FRESH AIR. Patti Smith, known as the grandmother of punk, has received several honors, including an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the French Legion of Honor. But for our book ...

The power of rock ‘n’ roll was on full display. It made us want to sing and it made us want to scream. It made us want to call old friends as well as make new ones. It made us believe, hope and dream.

LOS ANGELES – It’s a rare gray Saturday in Los Angeles; raindrops collect along a window overlooking a row of trees at Le Parc at Melrose. Light trickles its way into the hotel room, illuminating a ...