About this song
- Ainslie Wills says of this song: "I got into Patti Smith via my obsession with Jeff Buckley, who appeared on Patti’s album Gone Again, released in 1996. I love what Patti stands for, she isn’t defined by one thing she is constantly exploring and evolving as a musician/poet/novelist/photographer. Her book Woolgathering had a profound impact on me, so much so that upon reading the book cover to cover in a day I sat down and wrote Suzie, an ode to my childhood. My mother, sister and I used to go for night walks in the summertime to try and get some kind of reprieve from the heat but would often have to be really careful of cars speeding past as it was quite an isolated area and sometimes the cars would slow down if they’d seen us and we’d have to hide away until they continued on. In terms of fitting into the overall concept of the album, to be quite transparent, Suzie doesn’t really fit but I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t let this one see the light of day." . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
