Notes from the Velvet Underground
The Life of Lou Reed
$43.98
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2017
Summary
The definitive biography of Lou Reed, one of modern music’s most influential artists.
COMPELLING - The Sunday Telegraph
CONTROVERSIAL… Sounes’ book pushes the standard Reed narrative - The New York Times
Lou Reed, who died in 2013, was best known to the general public as the grumpy New Yorker in black who sang ‘Walk on the Wild Side’. To his dedicated admirers, however, he was one of the most innovative and intelligent American songwri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784160074 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784160075 |
| Author: | Howard Sounes |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 799g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 125mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“This comprehensive, albeit snippy, page-turnner might end up being the definitive Reed biography” – Library Journal
**** Compelling … Sounes takes pride in carefully debunking the myths that have crept in from Reed’s own fictionalisations * The Sunday Telegraph *
Explosive * Daily Mail *
Controversial … Sounes’ book pushes the standard Reed narrative * New York Times *
A walk on the dark side * Independent *
A must read… Sounes chronicles Reed’s turbulent, and often brutal, relationships with men and women… and the wayward talent that produced such classics as Walk On The Wild Side. * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Howard Sounes
Howard Sounes is known for writing detailed and revelatory biographies of a wide range of extraordinary personalities, including the murderers Fred and Rosemary West (Fred & Rose), the American Charles Bukowski (Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life), and the musicians Bob Dylan (Down the Highway) and Paul McCartney (Fab). Each book is based on extensive original research.
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