Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Patti Smith, is coming out with a new memoir, part of which discusses her move to Michigan.
Inducted in 2007 into the Rock Hall, Smith is releasing, “Bread of Angels,” on November 4, Random House announced today, according to the Associated Press.
In a previous memoir, 2010’s “Just Kids,” Smith looked back at her early years in New York City and her romance and friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
In her new book, according to Random House, she reflects on her childhood in Philadelphia and South Jersey and her marriage to MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith.
The book will also discuss her move to a home in Michigan by Lake Saint Clair.
Smith lived in St. Clair Shores from 1980 to 1996. Fred died in 1994. The couple had two kids together, including Jackson Smith, who, back in 2019, told MLive a little history about his life growing up at the home.
“They recorded the album ‘Dream of Life’ there in 1988. My mom tells the story of the lead single, “People Have The Power,” on stage all the time about being in the kitchen peeling potatoes for dinner. My dad was sitting at the dining room table and called her Tricia. He said, ‘Tricia, people have the power. Write it.‘"
Smith’s other books include “M Train,” “Year of the Monkey,” “Woolgathering” and “Devotion (Why I Write).”
About “Bread of Angels,“ Smith says: “It took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime. I’m hoping that people will find something they need.”
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Even the book’s release date is deeply personal, coinciding with Mapplethorpe’s birthday and the anniversary of Smith’s death.
“It took a decade to write this book, grappling with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime. I’m hoping that people will find something they need,” Smith said in a statement issued through Random House.
Smith’s other books include “M Train,”“Year of the Monkey,” “Woolgathering” and “Devotion (Why I Write).”
Smith, 78, collapsed on stage in Brazil in January, and later wrote on Instagram that she suffered “some post migraine dizziness.” But besides her book, she is planning a tour this year to mark the 50th anniversary of her classic debut album, “Horses,” which she will perform in full. Last month, she was honored at Carnegie Hall, with guests ranging from Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe to Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn.