Lou Reed: The Last Interview : and Other Conversations - Softcover

Lou Reed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612194788 ISBN 13: 9781612194783

Publisher: Melville House Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

At the time of his death in 2013, Lou Reed was the closest thing rock 'n' roll had to a living legend. His band The Velvet Underground was undoubtedly one of the most influential groups of all time, transforming rock 'n' roll forever. His solo work over the next forty years would define, redefine and reshape glam rock, noise rock, and instrumental music. These conversations capture Reed's vision of himself as a poet and a writer. His albums, he said, added up to the great American novel.

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About the Author

Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn in 1942, and grew up on Long Island. He studied at Syracuse University with the poet Delmore Schwartz, and in 1964, he founded The Velvet Underground with John Cale. In 1967, the band released its debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, probably the most acclaimed album in rock 'n' roll history. (It was hailed by Rolling Stone as "the most prophetic rock album ever made.") After the band's breakup in 1973, Reed went on to have an extraordinarily successful solo career, releasing such beloved albums as Transformer, Berlin, and New York. Over his forty years as a solo artist, Reed collaborated with a huge number of artists and musicians and produced a number of major productions, including a series of concerts based on his album Berlin, staged at St. Ann's Warehouse, in Brooklyn, in 2006--a collaboration with the artist Julian Schnabel. He died of liver disease in 2013.

Edition details

• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612194788
• ISBN 13: 9781612194783
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122