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Patti Smith collapsed on stage in Brazil from post-migraine dizziness, but says reaction to ending concert early is being over-exaggerated
From Biggie to Beyoncé to Bad Bunny, from Nirvana to Nas to Neil Young, this is the album art that changed the way we see music
Patti Smith, Trey Anastasio, Jason Isbell, and more also booked for virtual edition of Philip Glass-curated virtual concert
Smith praised her old friend’s brilliance as both an artist and producer and called him “ever curious, ever youthful, ever defiant”
Musician will serialise The Melting, which she called a “journal of my private pandemic,” for paid subscribers
Band also released seventh studio album’s lead single “The Men Who Rule the World”
Upstate New York’s Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will host outdoor performances and panels in May
Dates from the likes of 2020 artists Patti Smith, George Benson, Larkin Poe, and The Wailers have all been set for early next year.
“We have a new year to look forward to in America,” Smith says. “A new administration and a new president and vice president”
"I love pop music. I like the same songs everybody else likes. I like Adele, I like Rihanna, I like Billie Eilish. I loved R&B songs when I was young."
