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   Who was Lou Reed & what did he do?

   • Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Lou Reed was an American singer-songwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the Velvet Underground, a New York City-based quartet that produced four enormously influential studio albums under Reed’s direction from 1965 to 1970.

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   Is Lou Reed a life a good read?

   • Lou Reed: A Life is an absorbing read, full of new insights delivered masterfully by DeCurtis. Here are five things we learned, annotated by the author in a recent interview with Pitchfork.

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   What happened to Lou Reed?

   • That encounter at the airport began a friendship that lasted until Reed’s death on October 27, 2013. Now DeCurtis, who also interviewed Reed several times, has written a biography on the iconic rocker. At over 500 pages, Lou Reed: A Life offers a thorough, unflinching, and balanced look at Reed’s complex life.

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   Was Lou Reed a New Yorker?

   • Reed’s songs are littered with tales of the Big Apple—more specifically, its frayed edges and seedy underbelly. As is common knowledge, he learned the ropes of music and poetry by hanging out with the city’s transgressive avant-garde in 1964. It’s important to note, though, that Lou Reed was a native New Yorker, too.

   Everything you need to know about Lou Reed - Far Out Magazine

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   Is a Lou Reed autobiography A True Story?

   • In truth, it’s not as if a Lou Reed autobiography would come with a cast-iron guarantee of total veracity. His interviews have always been a minefield of irony and false trails. Even his lyrics, as plain-speaking and personal as any in rock, are more true to the work than to the author.

   Lou Reed Interviewed: “I'm a guitar player who likes feedback, I'm not

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   Is Lou Reed dead or still alive?

   • ”So said an unapologetic Lou Reed speaking to MOJO seven weeks before his death. Mark Paytress, who interviewed rock’s ultimate iconoclast for one final interview, celebrates a life lived without fear or compromise... LOU REED IS JET-LAGGED. He’s also in the early stages of recovery after a liver transplant in May.

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Progenitor of both punk and prog, band leader, solo artist, collaborator. Avant-gardist and BBC spokesman. Here's all you need to know about Lou Reed.

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   Oct 2, 2023 · His plays addressed teen sexuality, queer desire, and bogus morality; the posthumously published memoir Diary of an Erotic Life chronicled the gourmandizing author working his way...

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   Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.

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   Oct 15, 2017 · Lou Reed: A Life is an absorbing read, full of new insights delivered masterfully by DeCurtis. Here are five things we learned, annotated by the author in a recent interview with...

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   Oct 29, 2016 · In the NYC Man sleeve notes you say that “you could have the IQ of a turtle and still play a Lou Reed song”, in reference to Heroin. Though it is basically three chords, the great drama of its dynamic transcends the recognised constraints of the straightforward rock’n’roll form.

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   Jan 3, 2024 · On November 7, 1975, in Danny Fields’ New York apartment, Lou heard the Ramones for the first time. His reaction, revealed for the first time in a highly edited transcript supplied by Fields, offers a unique glimpse of Reed, red-hot with passion for a new cause in rock’n’roll.

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   Oct 23, 2024 · Lou Reed was an American singer-songwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the Velvet Underground, a New York City-based quartet that produced four enormously influential studio albums under Reed’s direction from 1965 to 1970.