Everybody Loves Burns

We already knew that Michael Jackson loved Robert Burns. But Lou Reed? Abraham Lincoln? Patti Smith? Yep. They all love him too, according to scotsman.com. Here's what they have to say about Smith's affection for the Bard:

The Godmother of Punk, whose music is heavily influenced by poetry including French symbolists Baudelaire and Rimbaud, also has a creative soft spot for Burns [...] Smith wrote her own music for Burns poem "Afton Water" and performed it at the 2003 Burns An A That! Festival. She also took photos inspired by Burns that featured in the exhibition at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, in 2009. In 2004, one newspaper critic related the following anecdote during a performance of hers in Edinburgh: "We love you Patti," bellows a voice from the crowd. "Robert Burns loves you," she replies, with a flourish.

Read the whole list of Burns lovers here.