Album Quote by Ezra Furman

Lou Reed's music has been in the lives of millions of people all over the world for decades. He had a truly universal presence…

— Henry Rollins

Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years…

— Jim James

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really…

— Stephen Malkmus

I learned loudness from working with Lou Reed.

— Robert Wilson

I loved Jimmy Reed, the chord changes, the lyrics.

— Sixto Rodriguez

“Whenever the sixth tune on the flip side of the LP, “Atlanta Blues,” began, she would grab one of Tengo’s body parts and praise…

— Haruki Murakami

“Of all records, Chase, Some Girls! It was in a clutch of the most horrendous crap, J. Geils Band, Sniff 'n' the Tears, the…

— Jonathan Lethem

“After sex, they would often lie in bed listening to the record. She never tired of it. “Armstrong’s trumpet and singing are absolutely wonderful,…

— Haruki Murakami

'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center.

— Jon Landau

I got a Magic Sam record, 'West Side Soul,' and that just ruined me. His voice, pure power, and then his guitar playing, I…

— Susan Tedeschi

Each one of us had a little story to tell and each recording was based on that. Lou played all of the music but…

— Phil Harris

If I had a reed made of lightening I could blow the sax all night... I don't know where one would acquire a reed…

— Ryan Adams