Patti Smith On The Making Of 'Banga'

Soundcheck | Jun 7, 2012

The poet, author and songwriter Patti Smith just released her first album of new material since 2004 - it's called Banga. She dropped by our studio to talk about the making of the album. Plus, she tells us about appearing in Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme...and we find out what she gave Johnny Depp for his birthday this year.

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