Just Kids

Updated: 7 Sep 2020

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This book presents a portrait of two young artist's ascent - Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, 'Just Kids' begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. It intends to serve as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions.

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Emma Watson

Actress

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almost 4 years ago

"I have had [this book] on my bedside forever." - Emma Watson

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Sarah Paulson

Actress

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almost 5 years ago

Hey Kids: Read This Book. NOW PLEASE. I don't mean to shout, but it's just that good.

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Seth Godin

Entrepreneur

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almost 4 years ago

"It is not going to change the way you do business but it might change the way you live." - Seth Godin

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Zoë Kravitz

Actress, Musician

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5 years ago

Just Kids, by Patti Smith. I think she’s a great writer, and living in New York too, the way she describes the city at that time is so romantic. It always inspires me and makes me so happy that I live here.

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Sam Smith

Musician

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1 year ago

I read “Just Kids,” Patti Smith’s book, a few years ago and it really dissected him as an artist. It was such an exciting time to read about — Andy Warhol, the Chelsea Hotel.

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Olivia Cooke

Actor

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1 year ago

I read Just Kids right at the start of the pandemic when I just moved to London, and it made me so sick for New York.

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Emilia Clarke

Actress

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almost 5 years ago

When in doubt. Read. And breathe. 😎

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Ethan Hawke

Actor

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almost 3 years ago

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Patti Smith recently at the Tribeca Film Festival. If you have any doubts that the punk pioneer is also one of the greatest living American poets, this book will put them to rest.

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