When the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic that lets you survive your own war, you’ll find that that fire is passion and there’s a door up ahead – not a wall.
LOU REEDWhen the past makes you laugh and you can savor the magic that lets you survive your own war, you’ll find that that fire is passion and there’s a door up ahead – not a wall.
LOU REEDI always believed that I have something important to say and I said it.
LOU REEDGive me your hungry, your tired, your poor, that’s what the Statue of Bigotry says. Your poor huddled masses, let’s just club them to death, and get it over with.
LOU REEDAll I want to do, is write rock and roll that you could listen to as you got older, and it wouldn’t lose anything; it would be timeless, in the subject matter and the literacy of the lyrics.
LOU REEDWhen you’re growing up in a small town You know you’ll grow down in a small town There is only one good use for a small town You hate it and you know you’ll have to leave.
LOU REEDPerfect Night is minimalistic and that’s what makes it so forceful.
LOU REEDWhen you pass through the fire, you pass through humble.
LOU REEDMusic should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.
LOU REEDLife is like Sanskrit read to a pony.
LOU REEDLet’s do what you fear most That from which you recoil But which still makes your eyes moist
LOU REEDTo wish for the crazy times one last time and freeze it in the memory of a camera is the least a great artist can do.
LOU REEDElectricity comes from other planets.
LOU REEDI think it’s important that people don’t feel alone.
LOU REEDWhy don’t you swallow razor blades?
LOU REEDKill them now, cause I need some kicks. I need some kicks, I’m getting bored.
LOU REEDHigh energy does not necessarily mean fast, high energy has to do with heart.
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