When Patti Smith Comes to Town
The Brian Lehrer Show
WNYC
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Patti Smith, singer, songwriter, poet, artist and author, and Paula Abreu, director of special events at McCarter Theater Center, preview Patti Smith's upcoming performance in Princeton, New Jersey - which will include spoken-word poems and music with stories from her life.
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| 0:00.0 | We end today with a big treat, Patty Smith, the singer, songwriter, poet, artist, and |
| 0:14.7 | author of books including Just Kids, M-Train, and a book of days in advance of her show |
| 0:20.1 | Tomorrow Night at the MacArthur Theatre in Princeton on the Princeton University campus. |
| 0:25.6 | Not too far from where Patty grew up. |
| 0:27.9 | In South Jersey, I'm seeing that on her current tour, Patty's performances include spoken |
| 0:33.0 | word poems, as well as music and stories from her life. |
| 0:36.6 | Patty Smith joins us along with Paula Abrayu, director of special events at the MacArthur |
| 0:42.4 | Theatre Center. |
| 0:43.7 | Paula, welcome and Patty, so great to have you on again. |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome back to WNYC. |
| 0:48.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:49.0 | Thank you so much. |
| 0:50.0 | Thank you so much to be here. |
| 0:53.6 | Thank you, Brian. |
| 0:54.7 | Patty, I'm reading from a release that describes your current tour performance as a mix |
| 1:03.3 | of music, spoken word, poems, and stories from your life. |
| 1:08.0 | Can you give our listeners your take on the mix you're presenting on this tour and what |
| 1:12.2 | it means to you? |
| 1:13.7 | Well, actually, it's not very different than what I usually do. |
| 1:19.2 | It's just on this particular one, we have this particular evening at tomorrow. |
| 1:26.0 | There are no drums, but the poetry stories, referee with the people and music is always |
| 1:35.7 | part of our performances. |
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