Lou Reed

“I've always believed that if you're going to be on the side of the angels, you have to be able to be a devil.”

“Everything's a goddamn movie. It's not about the facts. It's about how you edit them.”

“I can't do anything I don't like. It's a real problem.”

“I've made a career out of being the other.”

“I'm not a person who has people tell me what to do.”

“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.”

“My God is rock'n'roll. It’s an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.”

“I think that the power of art is the power to wake us up, to change our perceptions and our values.”

“Between thought and expression lies a lifetime.”

“There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.”

“I think life is too short to be unhappy.”

“I was a good student. I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad boy.”

“What's good is knowing that you're not the only one.”

“Life's like a mayonnaise soda.”

“I don't like nostalgia. I'm not a big fan of it.”

“Rock and roll is so great because it's so simple.”

“I'm a New Yorker. I'm a Jew. And I'm a rock and roller. And I'm really fucking proud of it.”

“The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for it.”

“You know, some people got no choice, and they can never find a voice to talk with that they can even call their own.”

“I don't think I'm a very good-looking person. I think I'm a very plain-looking person.”