Notes from the Velvet Underground
Subtitle: the life of Lou Reed
By: Howard Sounes
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
ISBN-13: 9780857522672; 9780857522665
Subjects: Rock musicians; Biography; Velvet Underground (Musical group)
Other titles: Life of Lou Reed :
Description: Sounes examines the life and work of Lou Reed, from birth to death, including his time as the leader of The Velvet Underground - one of the most important bands in rock'n'roll.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-386) and index.
Table of contents: title: Coney Island baby, 1942-59; title: On to the darkened sea, 1960-4; title: Honeybun, Black Jack, Sterl and Moesy, 1964-5; title: The Exploding Plastic Inevitable, 1966; title: Light and dark, 1967-8; title: A new VU, 1968-70; title: Solo in the seventies, 1970-3; title: Self-parody, 1973-4; title: Howling like the devil, 1975-6; title: The Arista years, 1976-80; title: Second marriage, 1980-7; title: New inspiration, 1987-92; title: Return to the Velvet Underground, 1992-6; title: Love, Lou, 1996-2008; title: Nevermore, 2008-13.