Lou Reed quotes

Lou Reed was an influential American musician, songwriter, and founding member of the band The Velvet Underground. His groundbreaking work blended rock, art, and poetry, profoundly shaping alternative and punk music. He left a lasting legacy through his distinctive voice and uncompromising artistic vision. Here are 97 of his quotes:

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.

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I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be.

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There are problems in these times, but none of them are mine I'm beginning to see the light.

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My week beats your year.

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An eye for an eye is elemental.

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And I feel just like Jesus' son.

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Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.

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First thing you learn is that you've always got to wait.

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I don't like nostalgia unless it's mine.

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I don't think I'm in any position to call myself a martial artist. I'm a student of the martial arts.

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I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are In case you don't know.

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You're going to reap just what you sow.

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I'm still not sure I didn't die.

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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.

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Take a walk on the wild side.

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These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.

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There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.

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Things always seem to end before they start.

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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.

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I watched it for a little while, I like to watch things on TV.

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The news I feared the most, pales in comparison to the lump in my throat and the hollow in my stomach. Two kids have a chance meeting and 47 years later we fight and love the same way – losing either one is incomprehensible. No replacement value, no digital or virtual fill... broken now, for all time. Unlike so many with similar stories – we have the best of our fury laid out on vinyl, for the world to catch a glimpse. The laughs we shared just a few weeks ago, will forever remind me of all that was good between us.

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And Romeo had Juliette And Juliette had her Romeo I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag With Latin written on it that says "it's hard to give a shit these days" Manhattan's sinking like a rock Into the filthy Hudson what a shock They wrote a book about it They said it was like ancient Rome.

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