In LOU REED: The King Of New York, Will Hermes unearths fascinating details about the enigmatic life of an artist who made a significant mark on the music of the 1960s and ’70s. This engrossing biography has received three starred reviews!
“Hermes’ strength is in identifying and articulating the transformational brilliance of Reed’s songwriting and performances within the context of the 1960s and ’70s music scene… An engrossing, fully dimensional portrait of an influential yet elusive performer.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Throughout, Hermes weaves in small, resonant details that make achingly plain the fragile, complicated psyche beneath Reed’s too-cool persona… This stands as the definitive biography of one of rock’s most enigmatic personalities.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Hermes offers a fresh and deep immersion in Reed’s world in all of its weird and wonderful, curmudgeonly glory, from Andy Warhol’s Factory and the Velvet Underground to days and nights of rock-and-roll decadence and his final moments surrounded by family and friends.”–Booklist, starred review
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