Me, I've concentrated on music pretty much to the exclusion of other things. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
For a while, I felt a little self-impelled to write Lou Reed Kind of songs. I should have understood that a Lou… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Don't the people you're around shape the music, is that what you're saying? Everything does. — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I wanna hear some Diana Ross, I wanna hear some Marvin Gaye. I wanna hear a song that reminds me of a… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I don't really think about what the subject of my next album will be. I just know that I'm going to make… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I am bigger and stronger than ever. My Chen Taiji and health regimen has served me well all of these years, thanks… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Not too many songwriters, when they write songs go for broke. When someone does who's really good, it's astonishing. There's a reason… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
People didn't know certain things about me, which... I was out of creative writing class in school, Syracuse University; had a B.A.… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Will none of the powers that be realize what Brian Wilson did with the chords. Deftly taking from all sources, old rock,… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
Music is an amazing thing. I don't know if we really think about it the same way we consider a painting an… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I've always believed that there's an amazing number of things you can do through a rock'n'roll song and that you can do… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share
I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future. — Lou Reed Copy Share
The only thing constantly changing is change, and change is always changing for the worse. — Lou Reed Copy Share
The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out there. — Lou Reed Copy Share
Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat. — Lou Reed Copy Share
Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has. — Lou Reed Copy Share
Underachievers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose except your fright. — Lou Reed Copy Share
Sometimes, you've got to be in a place. You're just another guy. You can just blend in. I live out in the wilds of… — Lou Reed Copy Share
How could you even dream or think something of someone who is as uncommercial as I am? — Lou Reed Copy Share
I always thought martial arts was the most modern choreography we could have right now, and I always wanted to put it to music. — Lou Reed Copy Share
