“The fans fed off the stars and the illusions they peddled, unable to comprehend that people whose private lives are sad, neurotic, arid holes often create the most beautiful music. The stars fed off the record companies and managers, the agents and promoters, even the PRs like me, who only existed if the stars were […]
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Lou Reed: The Life by Mick Wall (Orion Books, $34.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “…nothing Lou Reed ever did was fully embraced first time around.” -Mick Wall It is said that the Velvet Underground never sold more than a dozen albums, but everyone who bought one started their own band. Described as “…the most significant cult band in the world,” they influenced every […]
