Is Patti Smith a friend of Johnny Depp?

Patti Smith and Johnny Depp are close friends. Smith told The Sun in 2012: “I met Johnny Depp about five years ago. The song ‘Nine’ was gifted to Johnny Depp as a present by Patti Smith.

Patti Smith’s best widely known song, “Because the Night”, co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 and became number five on the UK charts.

In 2007, Patti Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2010, Patti Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.

Patti Smith is ranked 47th on Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, which was published in 2010.

Patti Smith was the subject of a 2008 documentary film by Steven Sebring, Patti Smith: Dream of Life. In 2023, Patti Smith was nominated for induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

In 2012, Patti Smith recorded a cover of Io come persona by Italian singer-songwriter Giorgio Gaber.

On December 6, 2015, Patti Smith made an appearance at the Paris show of U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE TOUR 2015, performing “Bad” and “People Have the Power” with U2.