i'm not sure about this, but i think 'the boy' refers to Robert Mapplethorpe, a close friend and the photographer of the cover of Horses, whom she was living with at the time. it's something to do with them believing they were destined for greater things as Patti had always believed she was going to be famous even though all through her adolescence she hadn't displayed any particular talent in anything, not even writing. she went to New York and met Robert and the two planned to make the big time together.
it's been a while since i read her biography so i could be completely off the mark but i think that's it.
i'm not sure about this, but i think 'the boy' refers to Robert Mapplethorpe, a close friend and the photographer of the cover of Horses, whom she was living with at the time. it's something to do with them believing they were destined for greater things as Patti had always believed she was going to be famous even though all through her adolescence she hadn't displayed any particular talent in anything, not even writing. she went to New York and met Robert and the two planned to make the big time together.
it's been a while since i read her biography so i could be completely off the mark but i think that's it.