Patti Smith met Allen Ginsberg when she didn't have enough money for a sandwich at the automat and he came to her rescue, buying her the sandwich and coffee. Despite the initial misunderstanding about her gender, they connected over a conversation about Walt Whitman and became lifelong friends. Allen later supported Patti during a difficult time in her life by helping her get back into work and providing guidance.
Patti Smith has been at the vanguard of art, poetry, rock and roll, and other forms of self-expression since the 1960s. But this talk with Marc happens to be her very first one-on-one conversation done over Zoom. They talk about Patti's days living at the Hotel Chelsea, carrying on the legacy of the Beat Generation, and forming life-changing relationships with William Borroughs, Sam Shepard, Allen Ginsberg, and Bob Dylan, among others. Patti also recalls the most mortifying live performance moment of her career, which happened for all the world to see.
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