Quotes from Lou Reed

It's just a temporary thing.

Please don't set me free Death means a lot me

Anyone who ever had a heart, He wouldn?t turn around and break it. Anyone who ever played a part, he wouldn?t turn around and fake it. Sweet Jane

I'll be your mirror, Reflect what you are, In case you don't know. I'll Be Your Mirror

those were different times.

The only thing constantly changing is change The living only become dead Your hair falling out Your liver swelled up Your teeth rot your gums and your chin Your ass starts to sag Your balls shrivel up Your cock swallowed up in its sack The only thing constantly changing is change And it's always change on your back.

I'm waiting' for my man, Got twenty-six dollars in my hand. He's never early, he's always late, First thing you learn is that you always gotta' wait' - Waiting for the Man

The myriad choices of his fate Set themselves out upon a plate For him to choose What had he to lose

Just a perfect day, problems all left alone.

Stephanie says that she wants to know Why she's given half her life, to people she hates now

Some people are like human tuinals

I don't like overdubs, never liked them.

There were lots of things that I recognized from my experience with Eagle Claw and Wu Hao, and here was the combination of the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole tamale in one.

You won't see my parents honored on any stamps.

The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.

Teach them about anger, the sin that comes with dawning. Teach them about flowers, and the beauty of forgiveness.

I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my own material and acted through that. That's my idea of fun. I get to be all these things in the songs.

To debate political objectives, views, and goals is the most American thing conceivable.