Did Patti Smith take Fred Smith's last name when she married him, or did she just happen to marry someone with the exact same last name as her?
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Mr. Meaulnes
ANSWERS: 2
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She was born Patricia Lee Smith .
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1) "Patti Smith (born Patricia Lee Smith on December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and poet." "Before the release of Wave, Smith, now separated from long-time partner Allen Lanier, met Fred Sonic Smith, former guitar player for Detroit rock band MC5 and his own Sonic's Rendezvous Band, who adored poetry as much as she did. (Wave's "Dancing Barefoot" and "Frederick" were both dedicated to him.) The running joke at the time was that she only married Fred because she would not have to change her name." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Smith 2) "I read the quote they had from Patti about how she would change her name to Fred's if it wasn't already Smith" Source and further information: http://babellist.xnet2.com/9903/msg00195.html
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