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Lou Reed

   
Lou Reed
  • Name

    Lou Reed

     
  • Born

    March 02, 1942 (age 66)

     
  • Origin

    Brooklyn, New York

     
  • Genre

    Rock, protopunk, glam rock, art rock, noise rock, experimental rock

     
  • Occupation

    Singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, Photographer

     
  • Years active

    1958–present

     
  • Label

    MGM, RCA

     

Lou Reed, (born March 2, 1942), is an influential American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. He first came to prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground (1965-1973). The band gained little mainstream attention during their career, but in hindsight became one of the most influential of their era. As the Velvets’ principal songwriter, Reed wrote about subjects of personal experience that rarely had been examined in rock and roll, including bondage and S&M ("Venus in Furs"), transvestites ("Sister Ray" and "Candy Says"), drug culture ("Heroin" and "I'm Waiting for the Man"), and transsexuals undergoing surgery ("Lady Godiva's Operation"). As a guitarist, he was a pioneer in the use of distortion, high volume feedback, and nonstandard tunings.

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