Patti Smith’s Horses at 50 How a reluctant musician made a punk rock classic
10 months in Independent
Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona Sturges reflects on how Smith overcame the misogyny of the time and pays tribute to a masterpiece that very nearly didn’t get made
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