I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego. Lou Reed More Quotes by Lou Reed More Quotes From Lou Reed I've always believed that there's an amazing number of things you can do through a rock'n'roll song and that you can do serious writing in a rock song if you can somehow do it without losing the beat. Lou Reed rockswritingsong I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket. Lou Reed buckets Will none of the powers that be realize what Brian Wilson did with the chords. Deftly taking from all sources, old rock, Four Freshman, he got in his records a beautiful hybrid sound - Let Him Run Wild, Don't Worry Baby, I Get Around, Fun, Fun, Fun - 'and she had fun, fun, fun 'till her daddy took her T-bird away.' Lou Reed runningbeautifulbaby When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic that lets you survive your own war, you'll find that that fire is passion and there's a door up ahead - not a wall. Lou Reed wallpassionwar Any human being should have a tolerance for anybody. Lou Reed tolerancehumansshould-have And no kinds of love are better than others Lou Reed kinds-of-lovekind When you think the night has seen your mind, That inside your twisted and unkind, Let me stand to show that you are blind. Please put down you hands cause I see you. I'll be you mirror. Lou Reed nighthandsthinking I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future. Lou Reed life-is-shortpastthinking Please don't set me free Death means a lot me Lou Reed pleasemean Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music. Lou Reed life-isnoisesound I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be. Lou Reed artistwantmean I'm still not sure I didn't die Lou Reed not-surediesstills Dear Pope, send me some hope or a rope. Lou Reed ropereligiousreligion The most important part of my religion is to play guitar. Lou Reed guitarimportantplay I love women, I think they're great. Lou Reed thinking How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality? Lou Reed vanityrealityart Herpes, AIDS, the Middle East at full throttle. Better check that sausage before you put it in the waffle. Lou Reed middle-eastsausagereality I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play. Lou Reed guyplayway What I really love is my scotch. It's the power, the power of positive drinking. Lou Reed scotchdrinkinglove-is They put the thing down your throat so you don't swallow your tongue, and they put electrodes on your head. That's what was recommended in Rockland State Hospital to discourage homosexual feelings. The effect is that you lose your memory and become a vegetable. You can't read a book because you get to page 17 and have to go right back to page one again. Lou Reed vegetablesmemoriesbook
