In Lou Reed’s New York, the people worth knowing—the ones with nobility—are jazz arrangers, maverick saxophonists, conceptual artists. Characters. These days, that’s pretty much who to mention if you don’t want the 66-year-old 
songwriter to hang up. Topics politely suggested as verboten by his publicist: his personal life, the ’60s, bisexuality.
Paste Magazine — In Lou Reed’s New York, the people worth knowing—the ones with nobility—are jazz arrangers, maverick saxophonists, conceptual artists. Characters. These days, thatâ... more info