Patty Smith is a famous singer - songwriter and is famous for her punk genre, she was inspired by a man named William Blake. William Blake who is famous poet and artist wrote the very famous poem 'The Tiger', William Blake was inspired by the death of his brother Robert who died from tuberculosis at the age of 24 it is said that 'At the moment of Robert's death, Blake allegedly saw his spirit ascend through the ceiling, joyously; the moment, which entered into Blake's psyche, greatly influenced his later poetry. "