As Patti Smith walked back onto the stage for her encore on Saturday, Nov. 15, she smiled and waved to the cheering crowds on all four sides of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

“I don’t usually have the experience of playing in the round,” she told them. “I know so many people are really high up there, and they’re behind us.

“But I just want you to know that half the time I’m singing with my eyes closed anyway,” Smith said, smiling as the audience laughed. “So you’re all in my consciousness, always.”

Patti Smith, celebrating the 50th anniversary of her debut album Horses, performs at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by Mark Savage, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association)

That word – consciousness – means a lot to Smith , and always has. Her e

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