Lou Reed Quotes

Candy says
I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires
In this world . . . What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me

Fuck Radio Ethiopia man, I'm Radio Brooklyn!

And Pontiff, pretty Pontiff
Can anyone shake your hand?
Or is it just that you like uniforms
and someone kissing your hand

He's probably the single most untalented person I've heard in my life. He's a two-bit pretentious academic, and he can't play rock'n'roll, because he's a loser. And that's why he dresses up funny. He's not happy with himself, and I think he's right.

Candy came from out on the Island In the backroom she was everybody's darlin' But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, Hey babe Take a walk on the wild side

And Romeo had Juliette
And Juliette had her Romeo
I'll take Manhattan in a garbage bag
With Latin written on it that says "it's hard to give a shit these days" Manhattan's sinking like a rock
Into the filthy Hudson what a shock
They wrote a book about it
They said it was like ancient Rome

Of course. All the best people are.

"Just watch," said Sheila, touching her finger to her head.

This room cost 2,000 dollars a month
You can believe it man it's true
Somewhere a landlord's laughing till he wets his pants
No one here dreams of being a doctor or a lawyer or anything
They dream of dealing on the dirty boulevard
Give me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'em
That's what the Statue of Bigotry says
Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death
And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard

And I feel just like Jesus' son

First thing you learn is that you've always got to wait

Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.

The Rally Man's patter ran on through the dawn Until we said so long to his skull Shrill yell.

The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane (youtube)

LR: "Are you political, Lou? Audience: "Yeah, are you?" LR:"Political about what? You give me an issue, I'll give you a tissue and you can wipe my ass with it."