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
education smart race
I dreamed that I was young and smart, and it was not a waste. I dreamed that there was a point of life, and to the human race.
education flower sin
Teach them about anger, the sin that comes with dawning. Teach them about flowers, and the beauty of forgiveness.
stuff old-stuff
One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff.
attitude opportunity levels
My attitude is that you very rarely come in contact with someone of Master Ren's level, so every opportunity I could get to learn from him I wanted to do that.
mean people want
People can vote for who ever they want. That doesn't mean I have to go near them.
song writing self
For a while, I felt a little self-impelled to write Lou Reed Kind of songs. I should have understood that a Lou Reed song was anything I wanted to write about.
jesus son feels-just
And I feel just like Jesus' son
views eagles style
I've found that from my point of view, the Chen style contained many things that I knew on a fairly superficial level from Eagle Claw, and that had Chen elements of what seemed to me the soft in Eagle Claw.
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.
arrested what-you-love
You do what you love, or you get arrested.
memories crazy artist
To wish for the crazy times one last time and freeze it in the memory of a camera is the least a great artist can do.
pain poetry lovers
Writhe and sway to music's pain searing with asides, caress death with a lover's touch for it shall be your bride.
dictator claims terror
Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right.
beautiful hip-hop important
I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so does Beethoven. If you don't have the bass, it's like being amputated. It's like you have no legs.