Literature in Music
By Eduardo Baz Music Journalist In Patti Smith’s self written memoir, “Just Kids,” Smith, poet/singer-songwriter, documents her journey into becoming a musician who consistently tries to combine expressive literature and poetry into her songwriting. In the first verse off of her most acclaimed song "Because the Night" (co-written with Bruce Springsteen), we are given clear example of this venture. “Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe / Love is […]
