Lou Reed Quotes

That's why I survived because I still believe I've got something to say.

My week beats your year.

Between thought and expression lies a lifetime.

It's the music that kept us all intact, kept us from going crazy.

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

Life's like a mayonnaise soda.

Take a walk on the wild side.

You've gotta blow the roof off of your heart and let the universe in.

I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me.

I like mindless disco... they say the lyrics are stupid and repetitious. So what's wrong with that? So is lying in the sun. Not everything has to be serious.

How can anybody learn anything from an artwork when the piece of art only reflects the vanity of the artist and not reality?

I always believed that I have something important to say and I said it.

And no kinds of love are better than others

The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

I'll tell ya, I'm a genuinely nice guy. I really am. A real nice guy. But I think I'm temperamental.

I think it's important that people don't feel alone.

Research, research, research. It means everything.

It's depressing when you're still around and your albums are out of print.

High energy does not necessarily mean fast, high energy has to do with heart.

I don't think anybody is anybody else's moral compass.

Some people drink to unleash their libidos, and other people drink to prop up their egos.

Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music.

I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.

First thing you learnis that you'vealways got to wait

You do what you love, or you get arrested.

I think life is far too short to concentrate on your past. I rather look into the future.

My God is rock'n'roll.

I can create a vibe without saying anything, just by being in the room.

My God is rock'n'roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

Things always seem to end before they start

I think that everything happens for a reason, everything happens when it's going to happen.

You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums.

Any human being should have a tolerance for anybody.

You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both.

When you pass through the fire, you pass through humble.