Patti Smith Quotes:
Ocupation: Singer-songwriter
Life: b. December 30, 1946
Birthday: December 30
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned about doing good work. Protect your work and if you build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency. Life is like a roller coaster ride, it is never going to be perfect. It is going to have perfect moments and rough spots, but it’s all worth it.
source: "Patti Smith: Advice to the Young". Interview with Christian Lund, the Louisiana Literature festival at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, August 24, 2012.
topic: Successful, Names, Perfect, Perfect Moments, Roller Coaster Rides
