Singer Patti Smith told The Associated Press by phone that she was fine after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil.

Patti Smith is setting the record straight about a fall she took onstage in Brazil, explaining that reports about the incident have been "grossly exaggerated" and saying she is doing just fine. The singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Thursday after reports about her Wednesday fall in São Paulo spread across social media.

Patti Smith collapsed on stage during a performance in São Paolo, Brazil on Wednesday night, but returned to the stage after she was taken off in a wheelchair