patti candyslice smith

patti smith lives.

that's not really news or anything, unless one is one of her many admirers.

nevertheless, proof of her life and mozart's death, as it might or might not be called, is in this latest entry on her mailing list.

here are some of her latest words.



greetings

it's been a long time since i have written. i am in paris and it is friday january 27.

i am lucky to attend the premier of don giovanni on mozart's 250th birthday. a truly revolutionary fellow, he wrote the overture the night before it debuted. he had to drink a few flasks of wine but he did it.

a genius at making the establishment shudder as he approached deadlines, he played piano the opening night laughingly, shouting the proper notes to his fellow musicians. what a guy.

please celebrate. you must have some mozart laying around. i have the requiem. let's all play him together.

i send all good wishes. i am well and wearing fine black socks i bought in rome near the vatican.

life is good and better with mozart,

patti smith