The Life of Lou Reed: Notes from the Velvet Underground

The Life of Lou Reed: Notes from the Velvet Underground

Fifty years after the concerts captured on the legendary album 1969: The Velvet Underground Live comes this illuminating biography of Lou Reed.

As band leader of the Velvet Underground and later a successful solo artist, Reed was much more than what the general public came to know as the grumpy New Yorker in black who sang â€œWalk on the Wild Side.â€ To his dedicated admirers, he was one of the most innovative and intelligent songwriters of modern timesâ€•a natural outsider who lived a tumultuous and tortured life.

In the course of his deep research into Reedâ€™s life, from a humble upbringing on Long Island to death from liver disease in 2013, Howard Sounes interviewed more than 140 people who knew the artist intimatelyâ€•some of whom have not spoken publicly about him before. With new revelations from former wives and lovers, family members, fellow band members and celebrities, and music industry figures, this book offers an updated, unfettered look at Reedâ€™s creative process, his mental health problems, his bisexuality, his three marriages, and his addictions to drugs and alcohol.

Featuring previously unpublished photographs of some of Reedâ€™s most private moments, this is the definitive account of one of rock â€™nâ€™ rollâ€™s most complicated and brilliant prophets.
Country USA
Brand Diversion Books
Manufacturer Diversion Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-09-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781635766387

Country	USA
Brand	Diversion Books
Manufacturer	Diversion Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-09-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781635766387

The Life of Lou Reed: Notes from the Velvet Underground

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