Patti Smith was supposed to be here with Sandy Pearlman, the guy who told her she should start a rock band some 40 years earlier. And it becomes this memoir; it’s not just a physical journey — Smith takes us where her imagination does. “Year of the Monkey,” though is the first book she’s written in real time. There’s no sorta art, only art is art.”With her love of Polaroids, Instagram seems the natural social-media place for Smith. And I’ll write something about Tarkovsky ... It’s a way to share.”Even though Shepard couldn’t go with her, Smith made it to Ayers Rock, in 2017.

Source: thestar September 27, 2019 11:37 UTC