happy birthday to the iconic, @thisispattismith ⁠ ⁠ dive back into the SPIN archives to read our interview with the punk poet laureate from 2008:⁠ ⁠ "I’m not a critic. I’m not a journalist. I’m not a philosopher. Arguing that punk has run its course is like saying painting ran its course after the Renaissance. There are kids out there you’ve never heard of who believe they’re punk rock. And they’re right. They’re in Norway or Kansas, and they don’t think punk rock has run its course. Punk is an idea. It’s freedom. And it’ll be around 200 years from now for the people who want it."⁠ ⁠ Read the full story at the link in bio⁠ #pattismith #pattismithofficial #thisispattismith #pattismithquotes #pattismithgroup