Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reedwas an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and his solo career spanned five decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth2 March 1942
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
eye recoil stills
Let's do what you fear most That from which you recoil But which still makes your eyes moist
running song college
When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil Taylor song. I used to run around the Village following Ornette Coleman wherever he played.
real believe writing
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all. Sometimes it's me, or a composite of me and other people. Sometimes it's not me at all.
night perfect doubt
But I'm also talented and I know when I created something great and Perfect Night is something great, no doubt, no but.
song musical better-days
I wanna hear some Diana Ross, I wanna hear some Marvin Gaye. I wanna hear a song that reminds me of a better day.
play guy way
I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play.
lying stupid sun
I like mindless disco... they say the lyrics are stupid and repetitious. So what's wrong with that? So is lying in the sun. Not everything has to be serious.
arrested what-you-love
You do what you love, or you get arrested.
relaxed i-can knows
You know, when you're relaxed, you're putting it out there, and then it comes, oh, I can do that.
thinking made wells
But it's the things that preceded it that made that happen, and of course now someone like me thinks, well, if I can do that... then there are a lot of other things that are possible.
people doe shapes
Don't the people you're around shape the music, is that what you're saying? Everything does.
light problem
There are problems in these times, but none of them are mineI'm beginning to see the light
eye eye-for-an-eye elementals
An eye for an eye is elemental.
fighting study wanted
I had started also studying because I wanted to learn more about power and fighting.