#pattismith #peaceandnoise #ninetiesrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #artpunk #godmotherofpunk #alanginsberg #michaelstipe The Godmother of Punk releases her seventh on September 30, 1997 during a time of raw grief. Pretty much the whole album deals with the loss of her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd and close friend Robert Mapplethorpe. The album touches on Smith's close relationship with beat poet Allen Ginsberg, who passed away in April of '97.

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