Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Their Own Words: Patti Smith | 20180610 | 20201215 (6M) 20211201 (6M) 20220516 (6M) 20221213 (6M) 20231002 (6M) | Patti Smith shaped the New York City punk rock scene with her debut album 'Horses'. She's a poet, an artist, a singer and a songwriter who's pushed boundaries in everything she's ever done. 6 Music offers an intimate portrayal of this fascinating artist through her own words from interviews recorded across her career. Patti arrived penniless in New York in 1967 and met her future muse and partner, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. She shares their relationship and what went on behind the scenes when he took that famous photo of her for the album cover of 'Horses'. She describes the thought process behind her poetry and songwriting and her feelings about artists like Janis Joplin and Barbra Streisand. She reveals her love of poetry and how she thinks of music as war. And the pivotal theme of God and religion emerges again and again throughout the music of her epic and varied career. First broadcast in 2018. Patti Smith reveals her dramatic life through interviews recorded across her career. |
| Patti Smith At Glastonbury 2015 | 20201215 | 20220517 (6M) 20221213 (6M) 20231003 (6M) | Patti Smith at Glastonbury in 2015, when she played a ferocious set on the Pyramid stage. |
| Patti Smith On 6 Music | 20201215 | 20220517 (6M) 20221213 (6M) 20231003 (6M) | In 2015 Patti Smith turned DJ for 6 Music, presenting some of her favourite music. |
| Patti Smith's Horses At 45 | 20201215 | 20220517 (6M) 20221213 (6M) 20231003 (6M) | A celebration of Patti Smith's influential album Horses, which was released in 1975. Don Letts introduces the album in full, punctuated by Patti Smith's reflections on her debut, recorded at various points in her remarkable career. Don also explains how, thanks to Patti, he made his debut onstage appearance at her sold-out Hammersmith Odeon show in 1976. First broadcast in 2020. |
| The Patti Smith Playlist | 20201215 | 20220517 (6M) 20221213 (6M) 20231003 (6M) | A playlist celebrating the music of Patti Smth and its roots and branches. |