As the creator of the Velvet Underground and a consistently provocative solo performer, Lou Reed has rarely been lost for words. Over the past decade he has reinvented himself, ditching his image as a drug-addicted poet of despair and emerging as a clear thinker whose decadent past is now a distant memory. Here are the thoughts of the man himself...

"I've never made any bones about the fact that I take amphetamines. Any sane person would..." 1976

"You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both." 2000

"I created Lou Reed. I have nothing even faintly in common with that guy, but I can play him well-really well." 1976

"You wanna know the real Lou Reed? Turn round. Now bend over." 1979

"Some even claim that I'm a terror, a dictator and they're right." 1998

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A former writer on Melody Maker, Nick Johnstone is a regular contributor to Uncut and The Guardian. He has written books on Patti Smith, Sean Penn and cult film director Abel Ferrara. He lives in London.

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