"Unlike every other artist I think I've ever seen in my life, she is augmented by her age, she's not diminished by it"The post Garbage’s Shirley Manson describes Patti Smith as “one of the touchstones in my life” appeared first on NME.

Last month, Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, which contained a lot of namechecks. Patti Smith, The Starting Line, and American Pie’s Alyson Hannigan reacted to their references, and now so has Charlie Puth.

Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting Line. Both acts have shared their reactions.

Smith is name checked in the album's title track, along with esteemed poet Dylan ThomasThe post Patti Smith responds to Taylor Swift name-check on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ appeared first on NME.

Swift is due to tour the UK later this yearThe post Here’s why Taylor Swift name-drops Patti Smith and Dylan Thomas on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ appeared first on NME.