Lou Reed Quotes & Sayings
70 most famous Lou Reed quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American musician who passed away on 27 October, 2013.
“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.”
“Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.”
“There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.”
“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.”
“There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.”
“Take a walk on the wild side.”
“It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print.”
“In the late '70s I started to search for the perfect sound - whatever that might be, before that I was mainly interested in drugs, insanity and the rock'n'roll lifestyle.”
“I was a product of Andy Warhol's Factory. All I did was sit there and observe these incredibly talented and creative people who were continually making art, and it was impossible not to be affected by that.”
“I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all. Sometimes it's me, or a composite of me and other people. Sometimes it's not me at all.”
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