'What have I done in NYC, what have I given NYC to earn this? But most of all I kept thinking of what NYC has given to me,' punk rocker Patti Smith said, reflecting on moving to the city while receiving a Key to New York City.
"To me, Patti Smith has an authenticity that you just didn't find... in that many places," de Blasio said, noting that she's been called the "godmother of punk."
Smith was overcome with emotion when she received the key. Calling it "awesome," she reflected on moving to New York City. Smith moved to Detroit in 1979, where she lived with her husband, Fred Sonic Smith, but after his death in 1994, she moved back to the city. "It was very hard times, probably the hardest time in my life," she said. "Again, with hard work and enthusiasm, the city embraced me again... gave me another chance to rebuild my life and continue to evolve as an artist."
Smith also declared, "I wish I could give NYC the key to me. That's how I feel about our city with all its challenges and difficulties, it remains... the most diverse city, to me, in the world. The city that has so many possibilities."
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