Lou Reed : the king of New York / Will Hermes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hermes, Will, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reed, Lou.

Velvet Underground (Musical group).

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.

Rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Rock musicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.

Summary:

"The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master Lou Reed, whose stature grows every year"-- Provided by publisher.

Rock-poet Lou Reed presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. Hermes dramatizes Reed's long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde. We witness Reed’s complex partnerships with David Bowie, Andy Warhol, John Cale, and Laurie Anderson; track the deadpan wit, street-smart edge, and poetic flights that defined his craft as a singer and songwriter with the Velvet Underground; and explore the artistic ambition and gift for self-sabotage he took from his mentor Delmore Schwartz. We see Reed as a pioneer in living and writing about nonbinary sexuality and gender identity, a committed artist who pursued beauty and noise with equal fervor. In telling Reed's life, Hermes also tells the story of New York City as a cultural capital. -- adapted from half-jacket

Contents:

Brooklyn > Long Island > The Bronx

Long Island > Upstate

Long Island > Queens (commuting) > Lower East Side

Lower East Side

Lower East Side > Upper East Side > Los Angeles > Boston

NYC > San Francisco > Max's Kansas City > Long Island

Long Island > London > Upper East Side

Upper East Side > West Village

New Jersey > Upper West Side

Upper West Side > West Village

West Village > Long Island.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-497) and index.

ISBN:

9780374193393

0374193398

OCLC:

1355015572