6, 2013, 12:50 pm pst.

In an exclusive essay.

Rolling stone pays tribute to lou reed, the outsider who changed the course of rock & roll, on the cover of our new issue.

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At the end of the second verse, reed's voice dips and.

Lou passed away on october 27,.

Webbowie, probably one of the few who truly loved reed’s first solo record and a velvet underground fanatic, approached his hero and labelmate alongside spiders from mars.

Weblou reed distorted the truth about his upbringing and, since his death in 2013, people have only added to the myths.

Webthe choruses ring, anthemic, but why is reed singing about how his ideal lover just keeps him hanging on?

Webyou write about the women in lou reed's life, including his first serious girlfriend, shelley albin, his three wives, bettye kronstad, sylvia morales, laurie.

Weblou reed, who passed away yesterday, was curmudgeonly and sweet, brilliant and reactionary, embittered and romantic, human and yet—by many accounts—seemingly.

Weblewis allan “lou” reed was the front man for the velvet underground and had a successful solo career spanning several decades.

Webinside, the cry is maintained, preserved and nurtured, seeking to endure in unlikely circumstances, wearing its unexpected clothes.

Rock and roll heart.

[1] [nb 1] reed was the son of toby (née.

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