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Lou Reed
30 quotes
“My week beats your year.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fuck Radio Ethiopia man, I'm Radio Brooklyn!”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“LR: "Are you political, Lou? Audience: "Yeah, are you?" LR:"Political about what? You give me an issue, I'll give you a tissue and you can wipe my ass with it.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anyone that gets to side four is dumber than I am.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is the impossible level, boys. Impossible doesn't mean very difficult, very difficult is winning the Nobel Prize, impossible is eating the sun.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He's probably the single most untalented person I've heard in my life. He's a two-bit pretentious academic, and he can't play rock'n'roll, because he's a loser. And that's why he dresses up funny. He's not happy with himself, and I think he's right.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Frank Zappa in Uptight: The Velvet Underground Story (1996) by Victor Bockris and Gerard Malanga
“Of course. All the best people are.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked if he was Jewish. Quoted in The Jewish Chronicle obituary, 1 November 2013, p. 31
“It always bothers me to see people writing 'RIP' when a person dies. It just feels so insincere and like a cop-out. To me, 'RIP' is the microwave dinner of posthumous honors.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And Romeo had JulietteAnd Juliette had her RomeoI'll take Manhattan in a garbage bagWith Latin written on it that says "it's hard to give a shit these days" Manhattan's sinking like a rockInto the filthy Hudson what a shockThey wrote a book about itThey said it was like ancient Rome”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This room cost 2,000 dollars a monthYou can believe it man it's trueSomewhere a landlord's laughing till he wets his pantsNo one here dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anythingThey dream of dealing on the dirty boulevardGive me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'emThat's what the Statue of Bigotry saysYour poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to deathAnd get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can't depend on a beginningYou can't depend on an endYou can't depend on intelligence...You can only depend on one thingYou need a busload of faith to get by...You can't depend on any churchesUnless there's real estate you want to buyYou can't depend on a lot of thingsYou need a busload of faith to get by...You can depend on crueltyCrudity of thought and sound...You need a busload of faith to get by, ha”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And I feel just like Jesus' son”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life's like a mayonnaise soda And life's like space without room And life's like bacon and ice cream That's what life's like without you”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Candy came from out on the Island In the backroom she was everybody's darlin' But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The title was inspired by Lou Reed being approached in 1970 for a musical based on Nelson Algren's 1956 novel A Walk on the Wild Side.
“Candy says I've come to hate my body And all that it requires In this world . . . What do you think I'd see If I could walk away from me”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are In case you don't know”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When she turned blue, all the angels screamed.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Rally Man's patter ran on through the dawn Until we said so long to his skull Shrill yell.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just watch," said Sheila, touching her finger to her head.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You made me forget myself; I thought I was someone else, someone good.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I watched it for a little while, I like to watch things on TV”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“An eye for an eye is elemental.”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are problems in these times, but none of them are mine I'm beginning to see the light”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“First thing you learn is that you've always got to wait”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Jesse you say Common Ground Does that include the ?”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And Pontiff, pretty Pontiff Can anyone shake your hand? Or is it just that you like uniforms and someone kissing your hand”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some people, they like to go out dancin'And other people, they have to work ...And there's even some evil mothersWho'll tell you everything is just dirtYou know that women never really faintThat villains always blink their eyes, oohThat children are the only ones who blushAnd that life is just to dieBut anyone who ever had a heartThey wouldn't turn around and break itAnd anyone who ever played a partOh, they wouldn't turn around and hate it ... They say Jane, Sweet Jane, oh woah, Sweet Jane, Sweet JaneHeavenly wine and roses seem to whisper to her, hey, when she smiles”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lou Reed - Sweet Jane (youtube)”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (youtube)”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source