I bought Transformer LP a week before he died and it arrived the day he died, I listened to it on the day and then on that night I heard the news. Crazy. I felt like something had gone from the earth, sort of a sick feeling, I felt the same when Manzarek died.
Only the good die young. You weren't young. But you were good, and gave more to the world than you took. In your next life, may you be happier, even if it leads to less great music. Take care, good luck, and see you next life. The world peace on the next life is going to be a real party. PS- "Berlin" was his best.
Jens Lekman mentions that part where Lou talks about Sweden being scarier than New York in his song “The Cold Swedish Winter.” That’s one of my favorite random pop-cultural references in song.
Lou was an introvert. Introverts are the coolest. Nobody compares. Extroverts can be cool too, but they're not as cool as Lou. Except Mac Demarco. He's a pretty cool extrovert with Lou like qualities.
I came for the promised Reedisms but stayed for "Lou's Views"! As an aside, this would've been a great addition to the Coffee & Cigarettes movie (had he had a cuppa within reach and this video been filmed in black and white)!
Both of these movies were amazing. Too young to be a hard-core Lou Reed fan, but my dad is. Jim Jarmusch was in one of these movies talking about the last cigarette or some shit. Was bomb. Love Jim Jarmusch. Mystery Train, Down By Law, and Ghost Dog are some of the best movies made by a human, ever.
This and Get Crazy and One Trick Pony and Lulu on the Bridge (which was otherwise an awful flick). Lou had a great sense of humor and should have acted more. But I guess that would have bit into his music time, and there was nothing he loved more than making music.
So did we - I recall them just being a stick of incense, so maybe we weren't using the correct term, but we did call them Punks and lit our firecrackers with them as well.......
Njew York is a hell hole which brought forth some amazing art....unless you're financial secure, who the fuck would want to live there though... Wonder what year this was ..the ridiculous curly top says ± 1982..... "Why are you still smoking"..that question was sooo fucking ahead of its time....facking filthy habbit......I'm down to two cigarettes a day....one with the evening coffee, one after the evening (night) meal.....
