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
mean space mind
I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six?
mind trying projects
I try very much, whenever I do projects, whatever it is, there's only one thing on my mind, only one thing.
revenge mind retribution
Jealousy endlessly eats through my mind, and jealously endlessly makes me be unkind.
philosophy moving mind
The injuries we do in kind are visited upon us often. In the science of the mind, trying hard to move a shadow.
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.
years week beats
My week beats your year.
absurdly double great harmonies listen parts ready seemed unusual ways
He's a great guy, absurdly talented, and he seemed ready to sing. It's these parts he can come up with, these ways of double tracking, these really unusual harmonies - I could listen to Antony all day.
heard knew presence
When I first heard him I knew I was in the presence of an angel,
album help pop
We once did an album with a pop painter, ... because we wanted to help him out.
glad perfect spend
Oh, it's such a perfect day, I'm glad I spend it with you,
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.
amplify original truly
For the truly obsessive, they can get the original Poe. I amplify it. I think it's more understandable.