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Lou Reed

The King of New York

Will Hermes

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English
Viking
15 November 2023
The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master Lou Reed.

Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's stature and living presence have only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured.

In Lou- A New York Life, the critic Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed's life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fellow artists from David Bowie to Andy Warhol. Will explore his craft as a singer and songwriter with the Velvet Underground as well as the gift for self-sabotage he took from his mentor Delmore Schwartz. This is a portrait of a committed artist who pursued beauty and noise with equal fervour and a man who left a lasting emotional imprint the world over.

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Imprint:   Viking
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 236mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 44mm
Weight:   780g
ISBN:   9780241296509
ISBN 10:   0241296501
Pages:   560
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Will Hermes was born in Queens, in the city of which he writes. He is a senior critic for Rolling Stone, and also writes for the New York Times and Pitchfork. He was co-editor of SPIN- 20 Years of Alternative Music.

Reviews for Lou Reed: The King of New York

Meticulous yet vivid . . . Hermes expertly conjures the difference scenes Reed inhabited, placing him amid a rich cast of collaborators, friends and lovers * Guardian * A sympathetic portrait of a vastly talented but difficult man * Mojo * No matter how well you know the man and his music, there’s so much more to him that’s never been revealed until now. This book has the menace and allure of Reed’s finest work * Rolling Stone * Plenty has been written about Reed, but only Hermes, to my mind, has gotten Reed’s peculiar balance, of person and poseur, exactly right . . . This biography is as beautifully researched as it is written * The Washington Post * Fans will likely devour many of these stories and want to live inside of them * The Atlantic *


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