• I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.

    Patti Smith: I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.
    "'Even as a child, I felt like an alien'". Interview with Simon Reynolds, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2005.