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
play musician
You're a musician: You play. That's what you do.
writing play rocks
I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels.
play guy way
I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play.
guitar play important
The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.
rocks guitar play
My God is rock'n'roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.
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.
play trying joking-around
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.
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.