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Lou Reed Is The Most Important Definitive Writer In Modern Rock. Not Because Of The Stuff That He Does, But The Direction That He Will Take It.

1961 Was When I Was Really Into Clothes. I Left School At 15 And Started Copying A Bloke Who Used To Go Up On The Train To London With Me; Leslie, I Think His Name Was. He Was Like, Top Mod Of His Own Area. He Wore Italian Jackets With White Linen Jeans. Boy, Was That Cool! I Mean, That's In Style Now - It's Very Much The L.a. Look. But He Was Wearing It Then, And It Looked Supercool.

This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll. This Is Genocide!

If You Feel Safe In The Area You’re Working In, You’re Not Working In The Right Area. Always Go A Little Further Into The Water Than You Feel You’re Capable Of Being In. Go A Little Bit Out Of Your Depth. And When You Don’t Feel That Your Feet Are Quite Touching The Bottom, You’re Just About In The Right Place To Do Something Exciting.

I Haven't Changed My Views Much Since I Was About 12, Really, I've Just Got A 12-year-old Mentality.when I Was In School I Had A Brother Who Was Into Kerouac And He Gave Me On The Road To Read When I Was 12 Years Old. That's Still Been A Big Influence.