Patti Smith on the ‘sacred wounds’ of grief

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Patti Smith on the ‘sacred wounds’ of grief

Singer, poet, author Patti Smith has experienced the deaths of her husband, guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, her brother Todd, and her lifelong friend and artistic soulmate, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Time doesn’t heal those "sacred wounds," she tells Anderson, but in time, you can learn to navigate it more.

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Date: January 9, 2026