Patti Smith 
Subtitle: An Unauthorized Biography
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: September 14, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780684823638
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Punk; Women; General; Rock Music; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Biography/Autobiography; Smith, Patti; Composers & Musicians - Rock; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography; Rock musicians
First sentence: From an early age, Patti Smith exhibited many of the characteristics that would be the hallmarks of her artistic persona: a wild and unpredictable imagination, a contentious relationship with religion, and a rebelliousness against conformity and traditional gender roles.