• I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.

    Patti Smith: I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.
    "Patti Smith: punk poet queen". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2013.