Lou Reed, founder of the Velvet Underground and trailblazing rock songwriter, dies
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Lou Reed performs at the Lollapalooza music festival, in Chicago. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)
Rolling Stone has reported that Lou Reed, the profoundly influential rock songwriter who was a founder of the Velvet Undergound in the 1960s and went on to prolific solo career, has died. He was 71.
No cause of death has yet been announced. Earlier this year, Reed underwent what was characterized as a life saving liver transplant. In June, he wrote on his web site, "I am a triumph of modern medicine, physics and chemistry. . .I look forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future." But on Sunday, his literary agent Andrew Wylie confirmed that Reed died Sunday morning on Long Island of an ailment related to the transplant.
The Velvets' "White Light, White Heat" is below.
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No cause of death has yet been announced. Earlier this year, Reed underwent what was characterized as a life saving liver transplant. In June, he wrote on his web site, "I am a triumph of modern medicine, physics and chemistry. . .I look forward to being on stage performing, and writing more songs to connect with your hearts and spirits and the universe well into the future." But on Sunday, his literary agent Andrew Wylie confirmed that Reed died Sunday morning on Long Island of an ailment related to the transplant.
The Velvets' "White Light, White Heat" is below.
Previously: Harry Dean Stanton, Partly Fiction Follow in the Mix on Twitter
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