Who did Patti Smith meet at the Chelsea hotel? Who did Patti Smith hang out with?

Patti Smith and legendary photographer Robert Mapplethorne moved into the Chelsea Hotel room 1017 in 1969. Patti Smith hung out with Robert Mapplethorne.

Patti Smith and photographer Robert Mapplethorne met when they were young artists just starting out in New York in the late 1960s.

Patti Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, and author best known as an iconic part of the New York City punk rock movement.

In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2012, Patti Smith was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

Smith recorded a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Words of Love” for the CD Rave on Buddy Holly which was released on June 28, 2011.

Patti Smith also recorded the song “Capitol Letter” for the official soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. In 2023, Patti Smith was nominated for induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.