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===Musical influence=== One of the first musicians to reference Smith was [[Todd Rundgren]]. In the [[liner notes]] of his 1972 album ''[[Something/Anything?]]'', Rundgren wrote that "Song of the Viking" was "written in the feverish grip of the dreaded 'd'oyle carte,' a chronic disease dating back to my youth. Dedicated to Miss Patti Lee Smith." Seven years later, Rundgren produced the final Patti Smith Group album, ''[[Wave (Patti Smith Group album)|Wave]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-10-31 |title=Patti Smith Welcomes 'Peter Pan Prodigy' Todd Rundgren Into Rock Hall With Warm Tribute |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/patti-smith-todd-rundgren-rock-hall-speech-1250872/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1979, [[Gilda Radner]] portrayed a character called [[Candy Slice]], based on Smith, on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Flashback: See Gilda Radner Spoof Patti Smith on 'SNL' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/flashback-watch-gilda-radner-hilariously-spoof-patti-smith-on-snl-32547/ |access-date=January 19, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Anglo-Celtic rock band [[The Waterboys]]' debut single, "[[A Girl Called Johnny]]", is a tribute to Smith.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title=Waterboys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=a+girl+called+johnny+waterboys+patti+smith&pg=PA3818 |access-date=May 11, 2015 |year=2011 |publisher=Omnium Press|location=London|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|page=3818}}</ref> [[Hole (band)|Hole]]'s "[[Violet (Hole song)|Violet]]", released in 1994, features the lyrics, "And the sky was all violet / I want it again, but violent, more violent," alluding to lyrics from Smith's song "Kimberly".<ref>"Violet" includes the line, "And the sky was all violet / I want it again but violent, more violent." "Kimberly" also includes the phrase "violent, violet sky".</ref> In 2010, Hole singer [[Courtney Love]] said that she considered Smith's "[[Rock N Roll Nigger]]" the greatest rock song of all time,<ref>Love, Courtney. "Fashion Faux Paus". ''Running Russell Simmons''. November 20, 2010. Oxygen Network.</ref> and credited Smith as a major influence. Love received Smith's album ''Horses'' in juvenile hall as a teenager, and "realized that you could do something that was completely subversive that didn't involve violence [or] felonies. I stopped making trouble."<ref>{{cite episode|network=VH1|date=June 21, 2010|series=Behind the Music|title=Courtney Love}}</ref> In 1998, [[Michael Stipe]] of [[R.E.M.]] published a collection of photos, titled ''Two Times Intro: On the Road with Patti Smith.'' Stipe sings backing vocals on Smith's "Last Call" and "Glitter in Their Eyes". Smith sang background vocals on [[R.E.M.]]'s "[[E-Bow the Letter]]" and "[[Collapse into Now|Blue]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15184-collapse-into-now/|title=R.E.M. Collapse into Now [Album Review]|last=LeMay|first=Matt|date=March 9, 2011|website=Pitchfork|access-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> A decade later, in 2008, Stipe said that Smith's album ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'' was one of his inspirations. "I decided then that I was going to start a band," Stipe said about the impact of listening to ''Horses''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rem/articles/story/6539431/qa_michael_stipe|title=Q&A: Michael Stipe|access-date=February 4, 2008|author=Scaggs, Austin|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 6, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130065053/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rem/articles/story/6539431/qa_michael_stipe|archive-date=January 30, 2008}}</ref> In 2000, the Australian [[alternative rock]] band [[The Go-Betweens]] dedicated the song "When She Sang About Angels" on their album ''[[The Friends of Rachel Worth]]'' to Smith.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-friends-of-rachel-worth-r498286/review|title=The Friends of Rachel Worth – The Go-Betweens|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112174148/http://allmusic.com/album/the-friends-of-rachel-worth-r498286/review|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, [[Shirley Manson]] of [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] spoke of Smith's influence on her in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s issue "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time", in which Smith was ranked 47th.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316103016/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2006 |title=The Immortals: The First Fifty |access-date=February 4, 2008 |author=Manson, Shirley |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=946|date=April 15, 2004 }}</ref> [[The Smiths]] members [[Morrissey]] and [[Johnny Marr]] share an appreciation for Smith's ''Horses,'' and revealed that their song "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" is a reworking of one of the album's tracks, "Kimberly".<ref>{{cite book |last=Goddard |first=Simon |title=The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpXLnQEACAAJ&q=1905287143 |edition=3rd |date=May 1, 2006 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn |isbn=1-905287-14-3 |access-date=April 8, 2014}}</ref> In 2004, [[Sonic Youth]] released an album called ''Hidros 3 (to Patti Smith)''.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r711442|pure_url=yes}} |title=Hidros 3 (To Patti Smith) |access-date=February 4, 2008 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> In 2005, [[U2]] cited Smith as an influence.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Wenner, Jann |date=November 3, 2005 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=986 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8091949/bono |title=Bono Interview |access-date=February 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130120258/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8091949/bono |archive-date=January 30, 2008 }}</ref> The same year, [[Scottish people|Scottish]] singer-songwriter [[KT Tunstall]] released "[[Suddenly I See]]", a single, as a tribute of sorts to Smith.<ref name="Top40.About.Com">{{cite web |last=Lamb |first=Bill |title=KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See |website=About.com. |url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/suddenlyisee.htm |access-date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722163349/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/suddenlyisee.htm |archive-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> Canadian actor [[Elliot Page]] frequently mentions Smith as one of his idols and has done various photo shoots replicating famous Smith photos, and Irish actress [[Maria Doyle Kennedy]] often refers to Smith as a major influence.<ref>{{cite journal|title =Ellen Page|last1=O'Brien |first1=Glen |author2=Fabian Baron, Drew Barrymore |date=March 2008|journal=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|publisher=Peter Brant|issue=March 2008}}</ref> "She was the epitome of a literate, intelligent woman taking charge and being respected by her peers," observed [[Maria McKee]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite journal|title= All Back to My Place |journal= [[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date=July 2005|issue=140|page=9}}</ref> In 2012, [[Madonna]] named Smith as one of her biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/13445956/patti-smiths-gloria-inspired-madonna/ |title=Patti Smith's Gloria inspired Madonna |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=April 17, 2012 |access-date=June 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627093032/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/13445956/patti-smiths-gloria-inspired-madonna |archive-date=June 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, Smith was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts from [[Pratt Institute]] in [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pratt.edu/news/view/pratts_121st_commencement_to_be_held_on_may_17_at_radio_city_music_hall_in_/ |title=Pratt Institute's 2010 Commencement Ceremony at Radio City Music Hall |website=Pratt.edu |date=April 28, 2010 |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724152031/http://www.pratt.edu/news/view/pratts_121st_commencement_to_be_held_on_may_17_at_radio_city_music_hall_in_/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following conferral of her degree, Smith delivered the commencement address<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjXjqWTXQ2w | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/zjXjqWTXQ2w| archive-date=October 28, 2021|title=Video of Smith's speech | date=May 17, 2010|via=YouTube |access-date=July 15, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and played two songs along with long-time band member [[Lenny Kaye]]. In her Pratt Institute commencement address, Smith said that when she moved to New York City in 1967, she would never have been accepted into Pratt but most of her friends, including Mapplethorpe, were students at Pratt, and she spent countless hours on the Pratt campus. She added that it was through her friends and Pratt professors that she learned many of her own artistic skills.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murg|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/education/patti_smith_to_pratt_grads_be_happy_take_care_of_your_teeth_162167.asp|title=Patti Smith doesn't disappoint at Pratt's commencement|website=Mediabistro|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721093249/http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/education/patti_smith_to_pratt_grads_be_happy_take_care_of_your_teeth_162167.asp|archive-date=July 21, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, the English band [[Florence and the Machine]] dedicated the ''[[High as Hope]]'' album song "Patricia" to Smith. The lyrics reference Smith as [[Florence Welch]]'s "North Star".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/florence-and-the-machine-new-album-review-high-as-hope-2018-song-list-a8422746.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/florence-and-the-machine-new-album-review-high-as-hope-2018-song-list-a8422746.html |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Florence & The Machine, High As Hope album review: Calm after chaos|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> Canadian country musician [[Orville Peck]] cited Smith as having had a big impact on him, stating that Smith's album ''Horses'' introduced him to a new and different way to make music.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=Orville Peck On The Music That Made Him, 'Pony' & The "Visual" Way He Creates |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/orville-peck-music-made-him-pony-visual-way-he-creates |website=Grammy.com |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. |date=January 2, 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620154342/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/orville-peck-music-made-him-pony-visual-way-he-creates |url-status=live }}</ref> Poetic singer songwriter Joustene Lorenz also cites Patti Smith as a 'powerful influence' on her life and music.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/joustene-lorenz/ | title=Joustene Lorenz | triple j Unearthed | website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=July 23, 2022 | access-date=January 7, 2023 | archive-date=December 21, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221062053/https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/joustene-lorenz/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2020, Smith was set to receive the International Humanities Prize from [[Washington University in St. Louis]] in November 2020; however, the ceremony was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://source.wustl.edu/2020/01/patti-smith-to-receive-washington-university-international-humanities-prize/|title=Patti Smith to receive Washington University International Humanities Prize|website=The Source {{!}} Washington University in St. Louis|date=January 27, 2020|language=en-US|access-date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040946/https://source.wustl.edu/2020/01/patti-smith-to-receive-washington-university-international-humanities-prize/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.columbia.edu/news/columbias-2022-honorary-degree-recipients-announced|title=Columbia's 2022 Honorary Degree Recipients Announced|website=Columbia University in The City of New York|date=April 15, 2022|language=en-US|access-date=May 28, 2022|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521081148/https://news.columbia.edu/news/columbias-2022-honorary-degree-recipients-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2022, Smith was named an Officer of the French [[Legion of Honor]] (''Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur''). The award was presented to her at the "Night of Ideas" cultural celebration in Brooklyn, by the French ambassador to the United States, [[Philippe Étienne]].<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220522-a-great-joy-punk-laureate-patti-smith-granted-france-s-highest-honor 'A great joy': punk laureate Patti Smith granted France's highest honor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104042758/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220522-a-great-joy-punk-laureate-patti-smith-granted-france-s-highest-honor |date=November 4, 2023 }}. ''France 24'', May 22, 2022.</ref> In 2023, Smith was nominated for induction to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref name="2023swhof">{{Cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/bryan-adams-patti-smith-r-e-m-ann-wilson-doobie-brothers-among-2023-songwriters-hall-of-fame-nominees/ |language=en-US |title=Bryan Adams, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Ann Wilson, Doobie Brothers Among 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees |work=[[American Songwriter]] |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=November 14, 2022 |accessdate=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116014051/https://americansongwriter.com/bryan-adams-patti-smith-r-e-m-ann-wilson-doobie-brothers-among-2023-songwriters-hall-of-fame-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was ranked at number 117 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''′s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/patti-smith-19-1234642955/|access-date=May 10, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510210720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/patti-smith-19-1234642955/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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