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[birdistheword]

I love his no-B.S. personality.

First, there's this interview published on June 6th, where Andrew Goldstein asks him some stupid questions (as a joke, perhaps? not familiar with Goldstein):
http://nymag.com/dai...ew_radio_s.html

Goldstein: Sirius's impending merger with XM is anticipated to boost earnings. Do you own any stock in the company?

Reed: What are you, a fucking asshole? I'm here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if I have stock in the fucking radio? You fucking piece of shit. What did I do to deserve that?

Goldstein: Moving on. You've got a film out, you've got your radio show, you've got a new book of photography coming up — is there a new album in the works?

Reed: No. Nothing I feel like talking about. Good-bye.



Then this back in Feb. 13, when a different writer saw Reed at a benefit performance of "Macbeth" (the one with Patrick Stewart, which has gotten rave reviews)

http://nymag.com/dai...ound_and_f.html

As he stood to leave, we finally worked up the courage to approach him. How did he like the play? "It was worth the price of admission just to hear him speak, 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,'" he said. "I'd been waiting to see how he would do it, and it was just magnificent." Then Lou Reed turned to us and grinned, and recited:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.

We had to grip the rail of the stairwell to stay standing. We attempted to maintain small talk. Did he have trouble getting there in the weather? "Everybody did." What did he like about Stewart's interpretation? "Please don't do this to me." And then he was gone.

[Montana]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

[Jipper]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

Agree with the first part.

It's nice to see that he's turned his asshole personae into a shtick.

[Campaigner]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

What, and Roger Waters is all sweetness and light with not a single drop of smugness in him? Oh yeah, that's right - the crappy opera he did was in no way a vanity project.

Lou's a god, and if not wanting to answer inane questions from retarded interviewers makes him a douche then wow.

[Montana]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

What, and Roger Waters is all sweetness and light with not a single drop of smugness in him? Oh yeah, that's right - the crappy opera he did was in no way a vanity project.

Lou's a god, and if not wanting to answer inane questions from retarded interviewers makes him a douche then wow.

Sure, Waters was a jerk, but he's also about 100x more talented and accomplished than Lou Reed.

The problem is Lou's jerkiness exceeds his accomplishments.

[Waylon]

Sure, Waters was a jerk, but he's also about 100x more talented and accomplished than Lou Reed.

I bet you think he influenced more bands too.

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[pong]

Sure, Waters was a jerk, but he's also about 100x more talented and accomplished than Lou Reed.

What makes you say that and are you including entire careers (bands and solo)? Because saying Waters is 100 x's more talented than Reed might be a pretty non-sensical statement. Lou Reed single handedly changed the trajectory of music in the Velvet Underground and again in his solo career.

I am a huge fan of Waters, but your rail against Reed has little merit and makes little sense. Comparing the ultimate underground artist to the ultimate arena rock artist is apples and orange anyway.

[Montana]

Sure, Waters was a jerk, but he's also about 100x more talented and accomplished than Lou Reed.

I bet you think he influenced more bands too.

Of course he did. But also in terms of lyrics, studio innovation and live innovation. His band was pumping out tunes like See Emily Play and Arnold Layne before the Beatles even released Sgt. Peppers. He's also a top five rock lyricist, period:



Lou Reed is a gnat on the ass on Pink Floyd. Come on. Not only is Lou a douche, but his music sucks too.

[theminimumcircus]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

You're the absolute worst.

One sigh of Lou Reed's is worth more than the entire Pink Floyd catalog.

[Montana]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

You're the absolute worst.

One sigh of Lou Reed's is worth more than the entire Pink Floyd catalog.

Lou Reed is a terrible artist known for one song. There's nothing even remotely colorful about anything he does. His music flat out sucks ass, even more pretentious than beatnik poetry. His lyrical indulgences make Jim Morrison seem like Hemmingway.

[pong]

Sure, Waters was a jerk, but he's also about 100x more talented and accomplished than Lou Reed.

I bet you think he influenced more bands too.

Of course he did. But also in terms of lyrics, studio innovation and live innovation. His band was pumping out tunes like See Emily Play and Arnold Layne before the Beatles even released Sgt. Peppers. He's also a top five rock lyricist, period:

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Lou Reed is a gnat on the ass on Pink Floyd. Come on. Not only is Lou a douche, but his music sucks too.

Dude, any Floyd prior to Dark Side doesn't stand up to anything from the Velvet Underground. Quite simply put: the Velvet Underground totally blow away the crap, over-rated junk in the early years of Floyd. IMO. Barrett is so dated and over-rated. Very "self indulgent". Really only interesting to people on heavy acid. I can't even listen to it for the most part.

Barrett is not fit to wash Lou Reed's undershorts, frankly. And, Waters really didn't do much of merit until the 70s.

[pong]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

You're the absolute worst.

One sigh of Lou Reed's is worth more than the entire Pink Floyd catalog.

Lou Reed is a terrible artist, known for one song. There's nothing even remotely colorful about anything he does. His music flat out sucks ass, even more pretentious than beatnik poetry.

This is the most absurd statement I have ever read on this board and it is an opinion shared by no one who knows anything about music. One song? You need a serious Lou Reed education, brother.

[Montana]

Dude, any Floyd prior to Dark Side doesn't stand up to anything from the Velvet Underground. Quite simply put: the Velvet Underground totally blow away the crap, over-rate junk in the early years of Floyd. IMO. Barrett is so dated and over-rated.

See Emily Play > anything VU ever did
Echoes > anything VU ever did

Do people even listen to VU? Hipsters just seem to attach themselves to it because of all the forced posteuring that band did.

[theminimumcircus]

This guy is the biggest, most self important douche in music, and he has only a few good songs to show for it. What a douche.

You're the absolute worst.

One sigh of Lou Reed's is worth more than the entire Pink Floyd catalog.

Lou Reed is a terrible artist, known for one song.

As I was driving to my home tonight (in the country, incidentally), I was listening to Lou Reed's "Heavenly Arms"--and getting choked up at its beauty.

I'd honestly rather fuck you in the ass than listen to a single note of anything by that bleeding excrement of pompousness known as Pink Floyd.

[Waylon]

Which song?

[Montana]

This is the most absurd statement I have ever read on this board and it is an opinion shared by no one who knows anything about music. One song? You need a serious Lou Reed education, brother.

Been there, done that. I'm not interested in uber urban music with it's head stuck up it's ass. For all the promotion this act gets, they still haven't sold any records.

I'd honestly rather fuck you in the ass than listen to a single note of anything by that bleeding excrement of pompousness known as Pink Floyd.

Sorry, but I'm out of your league.

[pong]

Dude, any Floyd prior to Dark Side doesn't stand up to anything from the Velvet Underground. Quite simply put: the Velvet Underground totally blow away the crap, over-rate junk in the early years of Floyd. IMO. Barrett is so dated and over-rated.

See Emily Play > anything VU ever did
Echoes > anything VU ever did

Do people even listen to VU? Hipsters just seem to attach themselves to it because of all the forced posteuring that band did.

Eh. I really don't like early Floyd that much. Barrett was hokey, IMO. Very dated. Very over-rated. Quite the opposite of the timeless genius of the Velvet Underground.

And, I like Floyd. I have all their shit. But, until they got older, and that jazz influence came into the mix, and even before that in the Dark Side era: Floyd was only great post Dark Side.

Look at it this way. If Floyd never makes Dark Side, and break up in '71. They really wouldn't even be very well known right now. If Lou Reed never put out a single solo record: Velvet Underground would be considered one of the greatest bands in rock history today. That's a fact.

[Montana]

Look at it this way. If Floyd never makes Dark Side, and break up in '71. They really wouldn't even be very well known right now. If Lou Reed never put out a single solo record: Velvet Underground would be considered one of the greatest bands in rock history today. That's a fact.

That's a nice fairy tale.

[Montana]

And, I like Floyd. I have all their shit. But, until they got older, and that jazz influence came into the mix, and even before that in the Dark Side era: Floyd was only great post Dark Side.

The jazz influence was on Piper, not sure what you are talking about.

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