Lou Reed Trivia

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Resides in New York City. (imdb.com)

Winner of the 2005 Ivor Novello Special International Award. (imdb.com)

Is portrayed by Brian Bell in Factory Girl (2006) (imdb.com)

In 1958, a 14 year-old Lou Reed was part of a doo wop band called The Shades and recorded a single. (imdb.com)

The Velvet Underground were voted the 19th Greatest Rock `n` Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. (imdb.com)

Attended Syracuse University. (imdb.com)

He was with the group The Velvet Underground until 1970; returned when they reformed in the 1990s. (imdb.com)

Living with Laurie Anderson [1995 - present] (imdb.com)

Produced `Metal Machine Music` in response to RCA Records` demands for a quick follow-up to his Top Ten LP `Sally Can`t Dance`. The hour-plus of electronic noise was almost buried as a classical release, but instead was promoted as a pop album. The resulting backlash nearly ruined the label and Reed`s reputation; both later issued apologies, while the album remains a musical enigma. (imdb.com)

Reed`s guitar in the early Velvets days included a built-in electronic tremolo. Reed sometimes turned this up, and tuned all the strings to D; the resulting sound he called "Ostrich guitar". (imdb.com)

Spent some weeks in a mental hospital in his teens, at his parents` insistence; his "treatment" included electroshock therapy and medication. Reed reflected on the experience later in songs, including "Kill Your Sons". (imdb.com)

Best known songs include "Sweet Jane", "Rock and Roll", "Femme Fatale", "Walk on the Wild Side", and "Satellite of Love." (imdb.com)

He was with the group "Velvet Underground" until 1970. (imdb.com)

Married 3 times. (imdb.com)

Born in Freeport, NY USA (imdb.com)