Dead at 71. Taking a walk on the wild side.
Lou Reed, the frontman of the rock band the Velvet Underground, has died at age 71 from an ailment related to his recent liver transplant, his literary agent says.
"The first Velvet Underground record sold 30,000 copies in the first five years," Brian Eno, who produced albums by Roxy Music and Talking Heads among others, once said. "I think everyone who bought one of those 30,000 copies started a band!"
Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed dies at 71, literary agent says | Fox News
Was never a big fan, but he did break ground that opened the door for future genres and acts.
Take care, bro. It was one hell of a ride.
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Dead at 71. Taking a walk on the wild side.
Patti Smith is remembering her friend, inspiration and fellow poet-musician Lou Reed, who died Sunday at age 71.
Smith tells The Associated Press the first time she saw Reed in person was in 1970. She says he and the Velvet Underground were performing at the Manhattan club Max's Kansas City. She says she made it her business to study him.
Interviewed by telephone, Smith says she is pleased by the global impact of Reed's passing and by the stories of how his songs affected people's lives.
Smith cited "Pale Blue Eyes" as a personal favorite. She says the ballad reminded her of her late husband, guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith.