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
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.
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.
yes-you-can masters turns
With Master Ren, if I'd tell him I can't do that and he'd say, yes you can, and it turns out I very much can do it.
eagles tamales combination
There were lots of things that I recognized from my experience with Eagle Claw and Wu Hao, and here was the combination of the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole tamale in one.
expression fool protect
You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both.
kicks
Bodily changes take place, like the thing with the kick.
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.
dictator claims terror
Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right.
razors blades
Why don't you swallow razor blades?