Latest Patti Smith News
Patti Smith Thanks Hospital Staff Who Looked After Her During Health Scare
Patti Smith has thanked hospital staff after a health scare that forced her to cancel a gig.The ‘Queen of punk’, 76, was set to perform at the Teatro Duse in Bologna, Italy, on Tuesday (12.12.23)...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 December 2023
Patti Smith Discharged From Hospital After Being Stricken By ‘Sudden Illness’
Patti Smith has been discharged from hospital after she was struck down by a sudden illness that forced her to cancel a gig. The ‘Queen of punk’, 76, was set to perform at the Teatro...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 December 2023
Olivia Rodrigo’S Music Inspired By ‘Weird’ Moments In Her Life
Olivia Rodrigo takes inspiration from “weird” and “embarrassing” moments in her life. The 20-year-old ‘Good 4 U’ singer – who has most recently been linked to actor Louis Partridge, 20, and whose exes reportedly include...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 November 2023
John Lydon On Punk's Beginnings: 'To Wrap It Around Patti Smith. It’S So Wrong!'
John Lydon has rubbished the idea punk came from New York and says it's "wrong" to say Patti Smith started it all.The latter, often dubbed the " punk poet laureate", was a key part of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2023
St. Vincent Announces Rock History Podcast
St. Vincent is launching a new podcast on the history of rock music.The 40-year-old musician - whose real name is Annie Clark - delves into the Sex Pistols’ riotous US tour that led to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2022
Christine And The Queens To Curate Meltdown Festival 2023
Christine and the Queens has been unveiled as the curator of Meltdown Festival 2023.The 'Tilted' hitmaker admits his "curating" has been "erratic" of late, with the star finding themselves yearning for the music of their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2022
Patti Smith Plans To Release On Final Album
Patti Smith plans to release one last album.The 75-year-old punk poet - who hasn't released a record since 2012's 'Banga' - has revealed she's been working on material for her final full-length effort.In an interview...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2022
Duran Duran Call Punk "Dull"
Duran Duran found punk music “dull”.The group - Simon LeBon, 63, Nick Rhodes, 59, Roger Taylor, 61 and John Taylor, 61 - said they once found the genre exciting but it became boring after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2021
Patti Smith: 'I'm Not Really That Good At Writing Songs'
Patti Smith doesn't think she's ''that good'' at writing songs.The 73-year-old singer admires the people who can combine ''poetic elements'' with melodies that find the formula to mainstream pop success.She said: ''I'm not really that...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 August 2020
Ryan Gosling Thought Working With Patti Smith Was 'Incredible'
Ryan Gosling has opened up about his 'unique experience' working alongside a variety of musicians on his latest film 'Song To Song', including the punk legend Patti Smith. Shot five years ago, much of the...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 March 2017
Bob Dylan's Acceptance Speech Read At Nobel Prize Ceremony
A speech written by Bob Dylan was read by the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Azita Raji, at the Nobel Prize ceremony on Saturday night, after the singer was unable to attend.Dylan, who was being...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2016
Patti Smith To Honour Bob Dylan With Performance At Nobel Gala
Patti Smith is set to honour Bob Dylan at the forthcoming Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden by performing a cover of one of his famous songs. The folk artist isn't going to be attending the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2016
Bob Dylan Will Provide A Speech For Nobel Prize Ceremony
Bob Dylan will not be putting an appearance at the Nobel Prize ceremony on December 10, but he will be providing a speech.The singer will supply a speech which ‘will be read’ at the event...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2016
Amy Schumer Strips Down As Pirelli's 2016 Calendar Celebrates Women Of Achievement
Comedian Amy Schumer has stripped down for the 2016 Pirelli Calendar and said she’s ‘never felt more beautiful’. The 34-year-old leads the collection of 12 inspirational women who have been photographed by Annie Leibovitz for...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 December 2015
Patti Smith Cries As Fan Returns Stolen Items From Nearly 40 Years Ago
Patti Smith has had items returned to her, nearly 40 years after they were stolen from her tour van. The singer was moved to tears as she was reunited with the items during a reading...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2015
Patti Smith's Stolen Clothing Returned To Her At Book Gig
Noreen Bender alerted the Because The Night rocker to her haul as Smith chatted to fans about her new book, M Train, at Dominican University, and was asked to come to the stage....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 October 2015
Actor Clive Owen Is Patti Smith's Muse For Detective Character
Promoting her new book, M Train, at Hearst Tower in New York on Monday (05Oct15), Smith revealed she has already started work on her next book. She said, "I have my detective....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2015
Patti Smith And Yoko Ono Pose For Pirelli Calendar
The annual publication, which is known for its racy images, is to undergo a dramatic makeover for 2016. Steamy shots of supermodels will be replaced with pictures of iconic women shot by...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 September 2015
Patti Smith Inspired To Mark Horses' 40th By Fan Encounter
The influential album was released to very little acclaim in 1975 but has since gained status as a cult classic, but Smith was not planning to celebrate the milestone until she realised it...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 August 2015
Patti Smith’S ‘Just Kids’ Memoir To Be Made Into Showtime Series
Just Kids the award-winning 2010 memoir by singer Patti Smith is being turned into a limited television series by US channel Showtime, the network has announced. The book chronicles Smith’s relationship with artist and photographer...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 August 2015
Patti Smith's Memoir To Be Adapted Into A Tv Series
Executives at Showtime made the announcement during their panel at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour in Los Angeles on Tuesday (11Aug15), revealing Smith will be co-writing and producing the limited series...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2015
Fka Twigs Added To Way Out West Line-up
FKA twigs has been added to the Way Out West festival line-up.The 27-year-old musician will perform at the annual music festival alongside Grammy Award winner Angelique Kidjo in the latest round of acts to be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 June 2015
Patti Smith Stages Early Birthday Party For Dalai Lama At Glastonbury
The veteran musician read a specially-written poem in honour of the spiritual leader, who turns 80 years old on 06 July (15), as part of her set, before inviting him to join her....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 June 2015
Alexa Chung Is A 'Nightmare To Date'
Alexa Chung is a ''nightmare to date''.The 31-year-old model, who is rumoured to be in a relationship with Alexander Skarsgard, has confessed she is a difficult girlfriend because she is fiercely independent and gets bored...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 June 2015
David Bowie Reckons Lou Reed's Metallica Collaboration 'Lulu' Was His "Masterpiece"
Never one to back away from a controversial opinion, David Bowie has pretty much a unique opinion on Lou Reed’s career. Believe it or not, he reckons that the late singer’s greatest musical work was...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 April 2015
Karen O Is Pregnant
Karen O is pregnant.The Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer and husband Barnaby Clay - who married four years ago - are expecting their first child together, though it is unclear when the baby is due.The couple...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 April 2015
Glastonbury Line-up Revealed
Florence and the Machine, Patti Smith, Alt-J and Rudimental have joined the 2015 Glastonbury Festival line-up.Organiser Emily Eavis announced a list of 75 artists set to take to the stage at this year's event on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Patti Smith Releasing Sequel To Memoir
M Train will chronicle the second half of the Because The Night singer's life and will serve as a sequel to her 2010 bestseller Just Kids. A press release announcing the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 April 2015
Patti Smith To Headline Fundraiser For Gas Blast Victims
Two people were killed and a number of others injured on 26 March (15) when a blast, believed to have been caused by a gas leak, sparked a fire which tore through two...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2015
Patti Smith Celebrates Dalai Lama's Upcoming 80th With A Birthday Poem At Charity Gala
Punk rocker Patti Smith treated the Dalai Lama to an early 80th birthday poem on Thursday (05Mar15) as she performed at the annual Tibet House Benefit Concert in New York City.The singer joined Debbie Harry...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2015
Patti Smith
