Review: Patti Smith proves Horses still hits 50 years later at D.C. show

Patti Smith rocked The Anthem in Washington, D.C., when she brought her Horses 50th anniversary tour to the venue.
Wall Street Journal

Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Turns 50

Born coughing, Patti Smith was a sickly kid. As she writes in her new memoir, “Bread of Angels,” “Mine was a Proustian childhood, one of intermittent quarantine and convalescence.” Her family moved ...
American Songwriter

Watch R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Sing with Patti Smith at Her Recent New York City Show Celebrating the ‘Horses’ Album’s 50th Anniversary

Fans who attended Patti Smith’s sold-out concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Saturday, November 22, were treated to a special onstage collaboration during the show’s encore. As the show ...
The Spokesman-Review

Patti Smith tapped into her ‘child self’ to write new memoir: ‘She’s still here’

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Patti Smith wants to honor those who didn’t ‘fully live their story’ with new memoir

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 brown coffee ...
Chicago Tribune

Review: Patti Smith’s ‘Horses,’ live and powerful at 50

Has there ever been a gutsier opening salvo in rock n’ roll? That’s how Patti Smith began her show Monday night at the Chicago Theatre, the line coming out slow and sinewy, and it’s how she started ...
The New York Times

Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever

This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYTimes app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, ...
dailyUW.com

Patti Smith: ‘Punk is just another word for freedom’

“We leave all thought of maps behind, remove the compass from our vest, navigate an alien sea,” Patti Smith wrote in her 2025 memoir, “Bread of Angels.” “We separate ourselves and commence a new world ...
The Stranger

Patti Smith's Voice Was Stronger Than Ever Last Night at the Paramount

“If you were wondering what the poem meant, I have no idea,” Patti Smith offered, after reading Rimbaud’s “Genie” on Monday night at the Paramount Theatre. “But, to me, it just means everything.” Just ...
Salon

Patti Smith opens the final door of her life story

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 ...
The Conversation

Horses at 50: three reasons why Patti Smith still cuts to the bone

University of Sussex provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. November 10, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith’s album, Horses. I feel honoured to reflect on this work, but also ...