Patti Smith Explains Why She Forgot Bob Dylan’s Lyrics During Her Nobel Prize Performance

In Bob Dylan’s absence, fellow poet of similar stature Patti Smith gave a rousing performance of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” for the Nobel Ceremony where he was awarded the prize for literature. During the performance, she tripped up and had to restart her performance after blanking on one bleak lyric: “I saw a black branch with blood that…