Lou Reed

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The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.
- Lou Reed
Collection: Family
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I'm not leaving New York. And neither is anyone else. We're here. We are quintessential Americans - we're not only American, but New York-American.
- Lou Reed
Collection: New York
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Plucked her eyebrows on the way, shaved her legs and then he was a she. She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.
- Lou Reed
Collection: Eyebrows
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Music is an amazing thing. I don't know if we really think about it the same way we consider a painting an amazing thing. I mean, a painting is, in quotes, imaginary. There is nothing on the canvas when you start; and writing a song, there is nothing there when you start.
- Lou Reed
Collection: Song
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My God is rock’n’roll. It’s an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.
- Lou Reed
Collection: Guitar