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Lou Reed, 71, dies

Started by Syt, October 27, 2013, 02:25:18 PM

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Syt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24697765

QuoteLou Reed, Velvet Underground frontman, dies at 71

US musician and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed has died at the age of 71.

The singer-songwriter, whose best-known hits included Perfect Day and Walk On The Wild Side, was considered one of the most influential in rock music.

The Velvet Underground became known for their fusion of art and music and collaborating with Andy Warhol.

The cause of death is unknown. But a spokesman told the BBC a statement would be released shortly.

An admitted hard drinker and drug user for many years, Reed underwent a liver transplant in May this year after he had cancelled five California concert dates scheduled in April.

"I am a triumph of modern medicine," Reed posted on his website on 1 June.

"I look forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future."

The Velvet Underground never achieved much commercial success, but revolutionized rock and punk in the 1960s and '70s and their popularity grew in the subsequent decades.

The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

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mongers

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

Admiral Yi

RIP Lou.  You were the coolest Jew the world has ever seen.  :(

Pedrito

It's incredible he lived to 71 years old.

RIP  :(

L.
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The Larch

He took a walk on the wild side, lived many a perfect day and died on a sunday morning. Bye bye Lou.

The Brain

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Savonarola

In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

Liep

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citizen k

RIP.  I had the pleasure of seeing him live in the mid 90's @SXSW.


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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Pedrito on October 27, 2013, 02:31:41 PM
It's incredible he lived to 71 years old.

I honestly believed he'd outlive Keith Richards.  But now I think Keith Richards is going to outlive us all.

RIP, Lou.

fhdz

and the horse you rode in on

Capetan Mihali

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxLrb-cuFz4
"Sad Song"

Living on borrowed time
I'm in love with Mary, Queen of Scots
Fourteen hundred ninety-three
And everything's like it should be

I'm gonna stop wastin' my time
Henry the Fifth would have broken my arm

Sad song, sad song, doo, doo
Sad song, sad song
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Sheilbh

Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 27, 2013, 08:15:51 PM
Quote from: Pedrito on October 27, 2013, 02:31:41 PM
It's incredible he lived to 71 years old.

I honestly believed he'd outlive Keith Richards.  But now I think Keith Richards is going to outlive us all.

RIP, Lou.
I always thought Reed would sort of stare death out :(

RIP.
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