Lou Reed

Date of Birth:

02-Mar-1942

Nationality:

United States

Profession:

Musician

As a lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground as well as a solo artist, Lou Reed made another rock. His music, once a source of extreme beauty and transcendent sound, broke every definition of genre while addressing millions of fans and inspiring generations of artists. But while his celebrity status might have been repaired, the man himself was otherwise. Lou Reed's life was an odyssey of a version. By freely endless new experiences, Reed returned to his person, his time, his sexual appetite. A controversial and extreme man, he was brutally self-conscious but afraid to be alone, fearlessly creative but deeply held, longing for commercial success but despising his triumphs. Supply his power of perception and understanding of written songs from the past - such as "Walk on the Side Side" and "Sweet Jane" - and the same assessment album, Reed stay according to his vision of art, wherever He leads. Now, just a few years after Reed's death, Rolling Stone author Anthony DeCurtis, who knew Reed and spoke to him extensively, recounts the story of his complicated and emotionless life. With unparalleled access to dozens of Reed's friends, family, and collaborators, DeCurtis traces Reed's five-year career through the accounts of his acquaintances and through Reed's revealing, personal music. We travel deeper into his suburban world, into the studio as The Velvet Underground records their spectacular work, and revel in Reed's relationship with figures such as Andy Warhol, David Bowie, and Laurie Anderson. Emotional, intimate, and non-stop, Lou Reed is a shining light on one of the most accomplished artists of our time.

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QUOTES BY Lou Reed

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.

You're going to reap just what you sow

Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music.

Things always seem to end before they start

I'm still not sure I didn't die

These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.

Take a walk on the wild side.

When you think the night has seen your mind, That inside your twisted and unkind, Let me stand to show that you are blind. Please put down you hands cause I see you. I'll be you mirror.

I'll tell ya, I'm a genuinely nice guy. I really am. A real nice guy. But I think I'm temperamental.