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
bothered
Music was what bothered me, what interested me.
night perfect magic
Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat.
interest music-business
The music business doesn't interest me anymore.
temporary
It's just a temporary thing.
music dream thinking
How could you even dream or think something of someone who is as uncommercial as I am?
reality rage currents
As the dead rise to live, the live sink to die, the currents are deep and raging inside.
reality middle-east sausage
Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at full throttle. Better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle.
sports baby dad
The baby sits in front of MTV watching violent fantasies, while Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport only to find his heroes all coked up.
alcohol drug necks
I shot a vein in my neck and coughed up a quaalude.
alcohol drug valium
Valium would have helped that bash.
drinking love-is scotch
What I really love is my scotch. It's the power, the power of positive drinking.
razors blades
Why don't you swallow razor blades?
song musical better-days
I wanna hear some Diana Ross, I wanna hear some Marvin Gaye. I wanna hear a song that reminds me of a better day.
night perfect perfect-night
Perfect Night is minimalistic and that's what makes it so forceful.