Just Kids

Just Kids by Patti Smith
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The year was 1967, the place, New York. Patti Smith had just left New Jersey to start a new life. She came to New York with nothing more than a small suitcase. By chance she happened to meet Robert Mapplethorpe. This was the beginning of a relationship and then a deep friendship that lasted twenty- two years until Robert’s death in 1989. Just Kids focuses mainly on Patti and Robert’s years spent together in New York before they were famous. The book depicts how they lived like starving artists while meeting famous ones; how they inspired each other which ultimately lead to Patti becoming a musician and Robert a photographer.

Patti Smith was a poet first and it is evident in this beautifully written and deeply moving autobiography. Anyone interested in learning more about Patti Smith, known by many as the Godmother of Punk and an important figure of the famous CBGB club, should read this book.

For those curious about listening to Patti Smith’s music, check out her first album, Horses (album cover by Robert Mapplethorpe).