This is a story which begins with the best opening line in rock.
"Jesus died for somebody's sins – but not mine" embraces the concept of faith while defiantly rejecting its constrictions. This is a story which encompasses youth, rebellion, family, death, mourning and, ultimately, a glorious rebirth. Patti Smith takes in the rapturous welcome and embarks on a two-hour set of reclamation, provocation and, most of all, transformation.
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