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Lou Reed

Lou Reed

American rock musician
One of rock's most important singer/songwriters, the creator of a daring body of work who proved rock & roll could be art.
BornMarch 2, 1942
HometownNew York City, U.S.
Net worth$15 million
Height5'10" (1.78m)
SpouseBettye Kronstad, Laurie Anderson, Sylvia Morales
ParentsToby Reed, Sidney Joseph Reed
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The photographer who 'shot the 70s'

He’s been dubbed ‘the man who shot the 70’s’.Irish photographer Mick Rock is behind some of the most iconic shots of rock legends, capturing the likes of David Bowie, Queen, Lou Reed and Blondie. "I mean, these people weren't so well known when I first met them. It was all about age and timing, and timing, all these elements coming together." Now – to mark 51 years in the industry - Rock is collaborating with urban artist Fin DAC on a new project, a series of limited edition prints and canvas artworks called ‘MIDARO’ "So what is it that makes, you know, a picture of David Bowie, man? And I go, yeah, you can't take a bad picture of him. I figured it out before most people but that's an intuitive thing. But I was also, I thought he, there was an intelligence to David. Even though I'd been formally very educated and he hadn't." London-born Rock first picked up a camera as a student at Cambridge University. He’d go on to shoot iconic albums for the likes of Queen. "It was such a fertile period and especially when you get, you know, Bowie and Lou Reed. I used to see them the black and the white, London and, the moody and the sparkling. And, so, I kind of fell in love with them, those two. People say you must be must be crazy about photography, no I'm not crazy about photography. I am fascinated by altered states [...] I took the only path I knew and it wasn't plotted out beforehand. Maybe there was some projection. This bohemian spirit."
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

The 99 Percent: Occupy Everywhere
The 99 Percent: Occupy Everywhere
1h 4min
2013
Velvet Underground: Under Review
Velvet Underground: Under Review
1h 25min
2009
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard
PG
1h 33min
2011
Berlin
Berlin
1h 21min
2008
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face
R
1h 23min
1975

Albums

Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s
Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s
1996
Best of Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground
Best of Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground
1995
Rock and Roll Heart
Rock and Roll Heart
1976
Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits
Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits
1975
Sire Years: Complete Albums Box
Sire Years: Complete Albums Box
2015
Smith Tapes: Garcia/Reed
Smith Tapes: Garcia/Reed
2013
Broadcast Archives
Broadcast Archives
2011
3 CD Box Set
3 CD Box Set
2003
All Tomorrow's Dance Parties
All Tomorrow's Dance Parties
2000
1972 Interview
1972 Interview
1996
Retro
Retro
1989
New York
New York
1989
Wild Child [Pair/RCA]
Wild Child [Pair/RCA]
1987
Mistrial
Mistrial
1986
Live in Italy
Live in Italy
1984
Legendary Hearts
Legendary Hearts
1983
Blue Mask
Blue Mask
1982
Rock and Roll Diary: 1967-1980
Rock and Roll Diary: 1967-1980
1980
Growing Up in Public
Growing Up in Public
1980
Bells
Bells
1979
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