I'm too old to do things by half.
Lou Reed

If it has more than three chords, it's jazz.
Lou Reed

In the late '70s I started to search for the perfect sound - whatever that might be, before that I was mainly interested in drugs, insanity and the rock'n'roll lifestyle.
Lou Reed

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.
Lou Reed

Me, I've concentrated on music pretty much to the exclusion of other things.
Lou Reed

Music was what bothered me, what interested me.
Lou Reed

My God is rock'n'roll.
Lou Reed

One of my rules is: Never listen to your old stuff.
Lou Reed

Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat.
Lou Reed

Perfect Night is minimalistic and that's what makes it so forceful.
Lou Reed

Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right.
Lou Reed

Take a walk on the wild side.
Lou Reed

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

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

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.
Lou Reed

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

There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.
Lou Reed

These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.
Lou Reed

When I record an album I'm trying to get as close as possible to that perfect moment.
Lou Reed

You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it.
Lou Reed