Jesus died for somebody’s sins … but not mine

November 10, 1975 –
Arista Records released Patti Smith’s debut album, Horses, on this date.

The origin of the Horses album lies in the inception of a poem Patti Smith wrote called Oath when she was around 20. It began, “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.” She explained to Mojo magazine: “It was my statement of independence from being fettered by any particular religious institution, not any statement against Jesus Christ. That’s the start of my evolution as a young person that got me to Horses.”