Webreed’s private life is spangled with contradictions, but one thing is clear: He never wanted to be a father. There was no desire to recast the family life he sprang from. Weblaurie anderson's farewell to lou reed reflects on love, life, death. Rolling stone pays tribute to lou reed, the outsider who changed the course of rock & roll, on the cover of. Webthose last moments, it turns out, were rather more pleasant than succumbing to illness in a grey hospital bed: Reed died doing tai chi, which he practiced obsessively. His widow laurie anderson on the singer’s guide to life. Alongside being a founder member of the velvet underground, one of the great songwriters of the 20th. Webfollowing her husband’s sad passing last sunday (27 october), experimental artist laurie anderson has written a tribute in lou reed’s honour for a local paper.
