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What was Lou Reed's addiction?
Throughout the 1970s, Lou Reed was a heavy user of methamphetamine and alcohol.
When did Lou Reed get over his addiction?
From around 1979 Lou Reed began to wean himself off drugs.
What happened next after Lou Reed began to wean himself off drugs around 1979?
Lou Reed married British designer Sylvia Morales in 1980.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Lou Reed article besides his marriage to Sylvia Morales in 1980?
Morales inspired Lou Reed to write several songs, particularly Think It Over from 1980's Growing Up in Public and Heavenly Arms from 1982's The Blue Mask.
What was Lou Reed's commercial decline?
Critics interpreted the album Metal Machine Music (1975) as a gesture of contempt, an attempt to break Lou Reed's contract with RCA or to alienate his less sophisticated fans.

Question: How did that go?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the album Metal Machine Music by Lou Reed go?