Patti Smith interview at Chicago Humanities Festival. / by Mark Edwards

She is so inspiring as Patti discuses her new book Year of the monkey.

Patti so relatable to the every day person, what i resonate with is her no nonsense self description on life, no bull just words that make sense. She talks about loss, how she copes with losing loved ones and the celebration of the good memories. As i have watched other you Tubes on her talking about the book Just Kidds , about her early life with Robert Maplethorp I relate this back to my studio space there is some solitude she articulates and i find this strikes a cord with he way i work in my studio.