RIP Lou Reed

[The Truth]

Jon Dolan
October 27, 2013 12:38 PM ET

Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today. The cause of his death has not yet been released, but Reed underwent a liver transplant in May.

Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71 | Music News | Rolling Stone

 

[DJ Vuvu Zela]

R.i.p.

 

[basketballjones]

r i p

 

[kerouacdude]

RIP

Lucky to see him live a couple of times in the 80s. It's a bummer, but 71 years isn't too bad for doing lots of heroin, qualuudes, booze, having sex with transvestites etc.

 

[Bernnie Federko]

And the black girls sing "do da do da doo doo doo doo"

(insert sick horn solo here)

RIP

 

[Wiseman]

I didn't realize he was married to Laurie Anderson.

Saw him once at Massey Hall. One of the Greats.

RIP

 

[acheron]

it's "colored" girls ... we never did find out from Lou exactly what colour those girls were. I mean he was on a lot of drugs at the time, they could've been pink with purple polka dots for all we know.

Anyhoo, RIP to one of New York's greatest.

 

[kyfe]

RIP to a legend

 

[Polymorph]

I imagine everyone from Bowie to U2 to Springsteen to Arcade Fire to Everyone is already scrambling ass backwards in competition as to who gets to do the official tribute at next year's Grammys

Anyways RIP Lou