Happy birthday to Fred “Sonic” Smith, born 58 years ago today. [Patti] talked about how her next New York performance, this Friday at the Beacon, falls on the birthday of her late husband (and MC5 ...

The pen is mightier than the sword could not be more true than when speaking about punk poet Patti Smith who, for nearly 50 years, has harnessed her words for protest, unity, and mostly, love. Smith, ...

The publication date Patti Smith chose for her latest memoir, Bread of Angels, is not just happenstance: Nov. 4 is the day her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith died (in 1994), and the birthday of her ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Bread of Angels recounts her relationship with husband ...