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Lou Reed

Lou Reed

American Musician

Born: Mar 2, 1942

Died: Oct 27, 2013

About Anything Me Music Think You

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One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz. Lou Reed

You Three Jazz Fine Pushing Chord Chords Two

If it has more than three chords, it's jazz. Lou Reed

Three Jazz More Than Chords

The most important part of my religion is to play guitar. Lou Reed

Religion Guitar Important Part Most Important Part The Most Important Play

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. Lou Reed

You Happy Eyes Complicated Simple Three Closed Whatever Meditation About Beads Could Count Open Makes Get Just Your Two

You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums. Lou Reed

You Bass Guitars Beat Drums Two

When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil Taylor song. I used to run around the Village following Ornette Coleman wherever he played. Lou Reed

I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my own material and acted through that. That's my idea of fun. I get to be all these things in the songs. Lou Reed

Good Own My Own Through Songs Idea Wrote Material Real Goal Get Any Wanted Acted Fun Actor Things

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. Lou Reed

Art Creative People Impossible Sit Incredibly Andy Factory Observe Talented Making Continually Were Affected Did Warhol Product Who Creative People

You're a musician: You play. That's what you do. Lou Reed

You Musician Play

I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be. Lou Reed

Work Good Super About Could Never Been Confident Anything

There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time. Lou Reed

Time You Whatever Only Want Your Amount

I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine. Lou Reed

Unless Mine Like Nostalgia

Take a walk on the wild side. Lou Reed

Walk Wild Side Take

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother. Lou Reed

Reality Believe Dressing Look Make Makeup Smoother Up Using Things

One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff. Lou Reed

Old Rules Never Stuff Listen Your Old Stuff

Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right. Lou Reed

Claim Some Terror Dictator Even Right

I can concentrate on my art. Lou Reed

Art Concentrate

I don't know anyone actually who does care what a critic says. Lou Reed

Care Says Critic Know Does Anyone Who Actually

I don't like overdubs, never liked them. Lou Reed

Never Like Liked Them

I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts. Lou Reed

Myself Think Martial Martial Arts Student Call Any Artist Arts Position

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