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
believe survival stills
That's why I survived because I still believe I've got something to say.
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.
believe makeup reality
I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.
believe play people
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say and I said it. That's why I survived because I still believe I've got something to say. ... I don't like overdubs, never liked them. ... The music business doesn't interest me anymore...Don't the people you're around shape the music, is that what you're saying? Everything does. ... I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me.
face jim
I like to think of us as Clearasil on the face of the nation. Jim Morrison would have said that if he was smart, but he's dead.
glad perfect spend
Oh, it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you,
kids match mix talking
So all those kids out there who think mix and match is really great, you don't know what you're talking about, ... I'm a professional. I do this for a living.
work
Raymond Chandler managed to write about L.A. his whole career. Should I keep going writing about New York? Is that what I should be doing? Songwriting doesn't work that way.
cds chance music sound
The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out there.
business
I'm in this business for too long to be halfhearted about anything.
You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums.
foul illiterate limit low people retard seen
I read that script. It's one of the most disgusting, foul things I've seen -- by any illiterate retard -- in a long time. There's no limit to how low some people will go to write something to make money.
amazing band depth experience musical
His amazing band contributes to one extraordinary experience of musical wit, depth and, most of all, beauteous heart.
album help pop
We once did an album with a pop painter, ... because we wanted to help him out.