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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Laura Snapes

Patti Smith collapses on stage in Brazil after suffering days-long migraine

Smith performing in 2014.
Smith performing in 2014. Photograph: Abdeljalil Bounhar/AP

Patti Smith collapsed during a performance in Brazil after experiencing a severe migraine for several days. Smith, 78, was performing with the Berlin group Soundwalk Collective, in which she recites her writing to a musical backing.

Associated Press reported that the newspaper Folha de S Paulo said that Smith passed out about 30 minutes into the event while reading a piece about the climate crisis. After falling, she was taken backstage in a wheelchair.

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