Charlie came prepared, he knows about his past and present work, wih equal focus on both, and asks questions and follow-up questions that can be answered fairly concretely, knowing that Lou is a straight-forward guy who doesn't like vague interview questions (evidenced by interviews he's had in the past).
Intelligent, knows his subject and respectful of privacy/dignity. Also, a sense of humour helps. Rare qualities in most music biz journos, or journos of all fields really.
LR was amazing, but the likes we'll never see AGAIN... got to disagree. While a romantic idea, it is a ridiculous comment. There is always someone better.
קירה מלאך no when I type my text goes to the left and I'm forced into this hebru platform but I'm also joking with you but you know Nico wrote I'll be your mirror and she wasn't in the Velvet underground technically
@John Schober : Absolutely! I never understood why so few people seemed to get it. I remember the first time listening to 'Transformer'. I thought it was extremely funny.
He became more friendly in terms of interviewing. I saw some, and he a answered the questions with just one word or just a aham. But, as Thom Yorke said, he’s Lou Reed kkkk! He has the right!
Rock N Roll Animal was the first thing I ever heard by Lou, and the combination of that street punk, New York attitude, mixed with those insanely awesome guitars made an indelible mark on me. It's still there.
Charlie... there you were sitting across the table from a talkative, cooperative, and in a good mood Lou Reed and not once but twice he said the thing he was most proud of was coming up with good lines. How did it not occur to you to ask him the obvious follow-up question of "Can name some examples of good lines that you are proud of writing?"
there's always the obligatory I hate Charlie Rose comments although you've been watching a 20 minute Charlie Rose interview as you typed it because he booked your favorite artist
I had that American Masters episode on VHS and must have watched it 100 times. This must be one of his most pleasant interviews I've seen so far. The Sweden interview is perhaps his funniest...
Wow. Have not heard tons of his interviews...but, never heard Lou so friendly and kind. I mean, I knew all that sweet stuff was IN him.....but....just...wow...how nice to see it in human to human conversation!
I think he's greatly misunderstood to be a jerk. Based on a comment I heard him make in an interview, he's a very loving guy who has been hurt badly in the past.
To all you people wondering why Lou is so cooperative here, the reason he is on his best behavior is because for the first time he’s getting recognition beyond his loyal fan base by way of a Public Television American Masters edition devoted to his career. This was no small deal for him, so he’s showing himself as Mr Nice Guy. How many “Charlies” do we hear? His nastiness toward journalists was not really shown in its usual form in the documentary. Anyway, this was his amiable period. Maybe falling in love had something to do with it as well. I love Lou in the 1990s.
I take it that you have seen the interview he did with a really young journalist in Europe? It might have been in Sweden. I find it hard to watch because Lou was cruel to the kid that got sent over to interview him, and Lou was pissed because they sent a very inexperienced journalist for the interview, as if it was just an after thought. I do believe the kid survived it and continued on, but if someone told me that the kid went out and cried after speaking with Reed I would not be surprised.
@@cameronkrause4712 Been meaning to respond. Yes, I saw that video. Even though I know LR could be nasty, I was nevertheless shocked. As big a LR fan as I am, I was disappointed that he was such a prick to that kid. I understand that he wants experienced journalists who are up on his work. Funny thing was that LR didn't look like he was in a bad mood, but that he just enjoyed torturing the kid. That said, if I was a journalist, I might never want to interview LR. But if I was a journalist, I would make sure I came prepared and with good knowledge about my subject. Maybe the kid's employers sent him. Lou shouldn't torture people if it isn't their fault. Going to a LR interview without knowing LR is a suicide mission. Sorry for the ramble.
@@TakagiGoro99 all the journalists lou was mean to deserved everything he gave them. imagine being asked the same mundane questions for 40 years and just playing along.
@@cameronkrause4712 Well, Lou wasn't there to give journalists a hug. Journalists have a huge responsibility, when a random person comes, inexperienced, without doing their homework, and usually to write the usual BS, they shouldn't get sympathy
Lou has respect for Charlie. Something he doesn't show in other interviews I've seen. Maybe because some other interviewers didn't deserve it. Ha! Lou and Charlie seem like old friends.
Charlie is (was?) a great interviewer who researched, understood, and respected his guests. it totally sucks that his behavior off camera was so obnoxious but I'm glad that these interviews will remain.
No, Lou was an a-hole to a lot of people. No need for it. Young reporters that he treated like sh!t He was way overrated and I had a couple of his albums.
How did Charlie ever get as far as he did? Several times in this he cut Lou off in the middle of a thought that I really wanted to hear. Lou talking about taking a dump is more interesting than Charlie ever was. Then we find out he's a creep too!
10:12 I totally agree with Lou. I am in my first band, and yesterday we had our first rehersal. The fact that you create something that you think is beautiful, and the fact that that something comes to life thanks to you and your partners, becoming more gorgeous than before, is truly amaizing....(bad english, sorry).
This is the worst interview. It’s like Charlie Rose didn’t do his homework. Lou brought up Sterling Morrison’s passing and Charlie changed the subject. Same when Lou was about start talking about Maureen Tucker not wanting to sing. Geez. You keep interrupting and jump from Velvet days to His 70s stuff.
I'll never forget the first time I heard Heroin. One of the greatest songs in rock history. Also, his passing was hardest for me to take, only Jim Morrison's made me nesrly as sad. What's more, The End is another greatest song in rock history. And finally, Lou Reed's New York is an album I've listened to a thousand times.
What a NON-asshole Lou is when an actual professional journalist who doesn't ask stupid or provocative questions. RIP. Thanks for the massive influence.
always liked lou reed, especially walk on the wild side, but didn't really become a dedicated fan until I heard LAST GREAT AMERICAN WHALE, 30 something years later. that story song is so powerful, brave, cutting, insightful, and true I brings a tear every time. so glad we have recollection of such fine work and the catalogs of these wonderful lives from st marie to young, Dylan, winwood, Mitchell, waits, and a host of other truly great musical geniuses. give thanks
In John Cale's autobio, What's Welsh for Zen, he writes that Zappa hated the Velvets from the get-go. The Velvets were opening for the Mothers (they were both on Verve/MGM) and Frank would openly mock the Velvets on stage. Cale thought that Zappa was very bitter, that he didn't really wanted to be a musician because playing in bar bands for a decade had soured him on music.
I have the highest respect for Lou (and sure love his music also). Being bisexual and a (former?) heroin user, he always knew he could become a target in the list of many people, people who feared freedom and hated those strong enough to wear their choices proudly, and still he always came forward without masks or fear. One thing i learned from Lou is that i will never be afraid or ashamed of my choices, because they are mine to live with! Fuck the rest if they don't like it.
Lou definitely strikes me as the kind of person that you would have to address depending on his mood. Sometimes he really seemed bitter and other moments very boastful but other times super laid back.
holy shit he's happy! he's doing brando impressions! whatever you think of the dude or whatever personality quirks he has it's all irrelevant.the body of work speaks for itself.who cares what he says about anything.the music is all that really matters,and a hell of alot of people have had it affect them on a pretty deep level.
I like this interview, on both sides the two are connecting - and it really seems like both want to be there talking to each other. Some interviews are dull and one sided, this one is just an informative conversation, really.
Charlie Rose interviews are very discouraging because his esteemed guests are often in a kind of reverence for the man yet Charlie doesn't know a thing about these counter-culture icons or rockers yet lets on that he does. There's nothing behind the eyes there almost.
Yeah right!! If you discount ; philip larkin, T. S elloit, EE cummings, sirgfried sassonon, wifried own, dylan thomas, WB Yates, robert frost jack kerouic, or even bob dylan sure if you discount them ..... Sure If you chose to discount them Then he's still not even close
I had the privilege of seeing Lou Reed several times in the 70's. Unfortunately, I was too young to really appreciate him then. Thank God for You Tube. RIP Lou.
he's not arrogant here at all. Yes Charlie, wait Charlie, great Charlie. I don't know which kind of drugs he did here, but they make him seem a nice guy, humble and reflected and cooperative. I mean, Charlie, seriously!
I read that about Sterling Morrison's Zappa comment - I laughed out loud again after seeing your post. Truly though, I admire Zappa for his integrity and virtuosity on the guitar, but I too also find his music barely listenable. One thing that stands true and pure for Lou and the Velvets is that they never sold many records, but everyone that bought them went out and started their own band... I think creating that accessibility to rock and roll will be Lou's legacy...
What did Charlie Rose do right to win Lou's cooperation?
Charlie came prepared, he knows about his past and present work, wih equal focus on both, and asks questions and follow-up questions that can be answered fairly concretely, knowing that Lou is a straight-forward guy who doesn't like vague interview questions (evidenced by interviews he's had in the past).
@grimble lou reed was one of the last people on earth to care about wether someone was big in showbiz.
Intelligent, knows his subject and respectful of privacy/dignity. Also, a sense of humour helps. Rare qualities in most music biz journos, or journos of all fields really.
Have you not considered that people change and Lou is much older here? And likely sober?
@@somynamesrobbieparker1413 no, everyone loves heroin.
What an extraordinary human being, we definitely won’t see another like him on this planet again.
LR was amazing, but the likes we'll never see AGAIN... got to disagree. While a romantic idea, it is a ridiculous comment. There is always someone better.
"I'll be your mirror" is one of the most beautiful love songs ever. It's all you really need - someone to see you.
קירה מלאך Nico wrote that though why is my text going backwards is this a Zionist conspiracy ?
A person's name is hardly a zionist conspiracy:)
קירה מלאך no when I type my text goes to the left and I'm forced into this hebru platform but I'm also joking with you but you know Nico wrote I'll be your mirror and she wasn't in the Velvet underground technically
It's still a most beautiful love song:) no matter who wrote it .. And from what I know Reed wrote the song for Nico.
you're probably right I don't need to be right I thought she wrote it lol are you in Israel or you just choose hebrew to be "metropolitan"
I love Lou in this interview, he is extremely funny and cooperative! R.I.P.
Gaetano Novielli cooperative lol nicely put
he was funny even when he wasn't cooperative though in my opinion.
qubitz, yeah I think he was funniest in those situations, too
I don't like Lou in this interview, he is extremely funny and cooperative.
Lou Reed is funniest when uncooperative.
You can tell when Lou actually likes someone, because he comes out of his shell.
Who is this cheerful person pretending to be Lou Reed?????
Is this the only interviewer that Lou Reed was actually warm and charming to?
It's nice to see Lou smile. I grew up on his music. He was a big influence on me as a musician. Dude can rock. Pure and simple.
Oof
To me Lou had a great sense of humour.
john schober I actually second that, a lot of interviews I find myself laughing from comments I don't think he meant funny!
@John Schober : Absolutely! I never understood why so few people seemed to get it. I remember the first time listening to 'Transformer'. I thought it was extremely funny.
To you?
He became more friendly in terms of interviewing. I saw some, and he a answered the questions with just one word or just a aham. But, as Thom Yorke said, he’s Lou Reed kkkk! He has the right!
more than once Reed seems to be about to say something brilliant and Rose interrupts him with the most inane drivel.
Lou's true personality comes out here. Great interview.
I love his music with headphones. His words go straight into your head - so true.
And the blood is in my head!
Coolest guy in the room. Always.
charlie ?
Rock N Roll Animal was the first thing I ever heard by Lou, and the combination of that street punk, New York attitude, mixed with those insanely awesome guitars made an indelible mark on me. It's still there.
"Does Andy Warhol still play lead guitar?"...that is very funny
Charlie... there you were sitting across the table from a talkative, cooperative, and in a good mood Lou Reed and not once but twice he said the thing he was most proud of was coming up with good lines. How did it not occur to you to ask him the obvious follow-up question of "Can name some examples of good lines that you are proud of writing?"
charlie's not the brightest bulb in the batch.
Lou mellowed a touch when he knew he wasn't immortal. Thanks Lou.
But he is immortal.
@@BabyJesus66 he's dead
It's a bit strange to see Lou being engaged during a conversation lol
A great writer and so much more. This was a good interview.
there's always the obligatory I hate Charlie Rose comments although you've been watching a 20 minute Charlie Rose interview as you typed it because he booked your favorite artist
I tried to say something profound...Just punching keys and retracting ...lol...We will miss you Lou Reed..you changed the world.
Really? For whom? You? The world is always changing but people only notice climate change which is as natural as breathing.
“I’ve gotten better at playing a D chord”
chaahlie.
violet bowie frank reynolds ?
They took my thumb chaalie!
I had that American Masters episode on VHS and must have watched it 100 times. This must be one of his most pleasant interviews I've seen so far. The Sweden interview is perhaps his funniest...
Wow. Have not heard tons of his interviews...but, never heard Lou so friendly and kind. I mean, I knew all that sweet stuff was IN him.....but....just...wow...how nice to see it in human to human conversation!
I think he's greatly misunderstood to be a jerk. Based on a comment I heard him make in an interview, he's a very loving guy who has been hurt badly in the past.
This is his best interview I've seen
listen to his album New York
Lovely to see Lou happy in a interview 👍😊
It’s good to see Lou actually showing character in this interview
That's true. He was ordinarily a pompous, overrated piece of shit. Nice to see Lou being a decent person for a change.
Reed is the coolest guy in the universe.
To all you people wondering why Lou is so cooperative here, the reason he is on his best behavior is because for the first time he’s getting recognition beyond his loyal fan base by way of a Public Television American Masters edition devoted to his career. This was no small deal for him, so he’s showing himself as Mr Nice Guy. How many “Charlies” do we hear? His nastiness toward journalists was not really shown in its usual form in the documentary. Anyway, this was his amiable period. Maybe falling in love had something to do with it as well. I love Lou in the 1990s.
Perfect.
I take it that you have seen the interview he did with a really young journalist in Europe? It might have been in Sweden. I find it hard to watch because Lou was cruel to the kid that got sent over to interview him, and Lou was pissed because they sent a very inexperienced journalist for the interview, as if it was just an after thought. I do believe the kid survived it and continued on, but if someone told me that the kid went out and cried after speaking with Reed I would not be surprised.
@@cameronkrause4712 Been meaning to respond. Yes, I saw that video. Even though I know LR could be nasty, I was nevertheless shocked. As big a LR fan as I am, I was disappointed that he was such a prick to that kid. I understand that he wants experienced journalists who are up on his work. Funny thing was that LR didn't look like he was in a bad mood, but that he just enjoyed torturing the kid. That said, if I was a journalist, I might never want to interview LR. But if I was a journalist, I would make sure I came prepared and with good knowledge about my subject. Maybe the kid's employers sent him. Lou shouldn't torture people if it isn't their fault. Going to a LR interview without knowing LR is a suicide mission. Sorry for the ramble.
@@TakagiGoro99 all the journalists lou was mean to deserved everything he gave them.
imagine being asked the same mundane questions for 40 years and just playing along.
@@cameronkrause4712 Well, Lou wasn't there to give journalists a hug. Journalists have a huge responsibility, when a random person comes, inexperienced, without doing their homework, and usually to write the usual BS, they shouldn't get sympathy
Lou is such a sweet heart
Now....he is. Thank god....wasn't always the case....go back and look at his interviews in the 70s and 80s....he was an arrogant disagreeable prick
Andy Wilkinson True! A lot of people soften at an older age unless your Robert Blake lol
@@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson Then he was incomparable!
@@CannibalWHORE22 Lou didn't relent, but he had a personal respect for Charlie
Hilarious
Lou has respect for Charlie. Something he doesn't show in other interviews I've seen. Maybe because some other interviewers didn't deserve it. Ha! Lou and Charlie seem like old friends.
Charlie is (was?) a great interviewer who researched, understood, and respected his guests. it totally sucks that his behavior off camera was so obnoxious but I'm glad that these interviews will remain.
The fact that Lou and Charlie were the same age might have had something to do with it. Lou's death and Charlie's fall from grace are indeed a bummer.
No, Lou was an a-hole to a lot of people. No need for it. Young reporters that he treated like sh!t He was way overrated and I had a couple of his albums.
@@vambo13257 thanks for your perspective.
@@61dodgelancer anytime, glad you could read your way through it!
How did Charlie ever get as far as he did? Several times in this he cut Lou off in the middle of a thought that I really wanted to hear. Lou talking about taking a dump is more interesting than Charlie ever was. Then we find out he's a creep too!
10:12 I totally agree with Lou. I am in my first band, and yesterday we had our first rehersal. The fact that you create something that you think is beautiful, and the fact that that something comes to life thanks to you and your partners, becoming more gorgeous than before, is truly amaizing....(bad english, sorry).
Gives you shivers.
This is the worst interview. It’s like Charlie Rose didn’t do his homework. Lou brought up Sterling Morrison’s passing and Charlie changed the subject. Same when Lou was about start talking about Maureen Tucker not wanting to sing. Geez. You keep interrupting and jump from Velvet days to His 70s stuff.
One of the greatest story teller's of all time. R.I.P Lou.
he was going to explain how he wrote I ll be your mirror and Charly missed it!
Min: 7:29
rose doesn't let reed finish answering questions---he cuts in with another question---too nervous
Lou Reed narrates the voice of reason in my thoughts.
Amazingly humble and self-effacing guy for a legend! RIP Lou!
He was just a pure artist. He wanted that perfection whether he got there or not. I always respected that about him.
I'll never forget the first time I heard Heroin. One of the greatest songs in rock history. Also, his passing was hardest for me to take, only Jim Morrison's made me nesrly as sad. What's more, The End is another greatest song in rock history. And finally, Lou Reed's New York is an album I've listened to a thousand times.
What a NON-asshole Lou is when an actual professional journalist who doesn't ask stupid or provocative questions. RIP. Thanks for the massive influence.
Charlie Rose gives away his ignorance about underground music in the opening seconds when he alludes to the song "Take a Walk on the Wild Side"
Charlie Rose and the word ignorance should never be in a sentence together.
always liked lou reed, especially walk on the wild side, but didn't really become a dedicated fan until I heard LAST GREAT AMERICAN WHALE, 30 something years later. that story song is so powerful, brave, cutting, insightful, and true I brings a tear every time. so glad we have recollection of such fine work and the catalogs of these wonderful lives from st marie to young, Dylan, winwood, Mitchell, waits, and a host of other truly great musical geniuses. give thanks
Charlie Rose - one of USA MSM's best interviewers.
I wish Charlie Rose would let him finish a thought. It's annoying.
Totally agree, CR needs to learn to ask a question then listen before jumping in too soon. Irritating.
He did
How could you call Zappa's music barely listenable? you must not be very smart
Well, It's true, in fact, if even the quiet Sterling said that zappa is a sucker, then so it is
In John Cale's autobio, What's Welsh for Zen, he writes that Zappa hated the Velvets from the get-go. The Velvets were opening for the Mothers (they were both on Verve/MGM) and Frank would openly mock the Velvets on stage. Cale thought that Zappa was very bitter, that he didn't really wanted to be a musician because playing in bar bands for a decade had soured him on music.
O my god, Charlie Rose HAS NO IDEA WHO LOU REED IS. If you pay attention, he did no research & just asks generic questions, crappy.
Sounds more humble than usual. Lou>Bowie…always
Lou Reed is the goat
Thanks so much for posting this.
Ride into the sun...
charlie rose didn't spend a single minute in his younger years listening to velvet or lou solo
I have the highest respect for Lou (and sure love his music also). Being bisexual and a (former?) heroin user, he always knew he could become a target in the list of many people, people who feared freedom and hated those strong enough to wear their choices proudly, and still he always came forward without masks or fear. One thing i learned from Lou is that i will never be afraid or ashamed of my choices, because they are mine to live with! Fuck the rest if they don't like it.
x
Lou definitely strikes me as the kind of person that you would have to address depending on his mood. Sometimes he really seemed bitter and other moments very boastful but other times super laid back.
Best interview I have ever seen with lou .
he is pure legend!
holy shit he's happy! he's doing brando impressions! whatever you think of the dude or whatever personality quirks he has it's all irrelevant.the body of work speaks for itself.who cares what he says about anything.the music is all that really matters,and a hell of alot of people have had it affect them on a pretty deep level.
Lou's legend lives on. RIP Lou.
charlie rose is perfect
I love how Lou always keeps it real. As a member of the group. Hell yeah. Miss you Lou.
Still to this day I find Lou, Keith and Iggy's perspective on music and life in general very on point!
He s really lovely and open minded more than people though about him..luv u Lou
Meth is almost a completely different drug now from what it was when he was doing it. Way crazier.
I like this interview, on both sides the two are connecting - and it really seems like both want to be there talking to each other. Some interviews are dull and one sided, this one is just an informative conversation, really.
Laurie was good for him
I'm happy to see Lou so comfortable in this interview... Always loved see my Lou open minded and heart opened... Fuck almost 10 Years...
Charlie Rose interviews are very discouraging because his esteemed guests are often in a kind of reverence for the man yet Charlie doesn't know a thing about these counter-culture icons or rockers yet lets on that he does. There's nothing behind the eyes there almost.
It made me happy when they discussed the beauty of the D chord because that was the first cord I learned (to play Sweet Jane).
I love you, Lou......always have, always will. I really thought you would be alright again, I wanted to see you just one more time. my personal hero!
Astonishing to see him being so funny and graceful. Rose is winging the whole interview, but it works.
I miss you so much, Lou :-(
Lou ,IS ALL US LOU REED,
BITS AND PIECES,
WE ARE ASTOUNDINGLY
AWESOME! WE ARE THE BEST GENERATION,
FROM 1960 TO DATE❤️🌻⚘️💐🇧🇷🙏
Counter Culture was cool back then.....cutting edge. The Establishment was the problem then.....& it's the problem today. Somethings never change.
The greatest poet of the 20th century
Yeah right!!
If you discount ; philip larkin, T. S elloit, EE cummings, sirgfried sassonon, wifried own, dylan thomas, WB Yates, robert frost jack kerouic, or even bob dylan sure if you discount them .....
Sure If you chose to discount them
Then he's still not even close
the man himself
Reed was the true music rebel. Real deal
Quick Charlie Lou is about to explain his song writing. Talk over him some and then move on with an inane question. Bravo 🙌🏻
listen to "I WAnna be Black" then you'll see how great he is
I had the privilege of seeing Lou Reed several times in the 70's. Unfortunately, I was too young to really appreciate him then. Thank God for You Tube. RIP Lou.
he's not arrogant here at all. Yes Charlie, wait Charlie, great Charlie. I don't know which kind of drugs he did here, but they make him seem a nice guy, humble and reflected and cooperative. I mean, Charlie, seriously!
The man is a god.
bigslam2727 ah, no he isn’t . Just a man .
I thank God, I walked the Earth the same time as Lou Reed.
so good to hear Lou sounding a little humble, even though he`s dancing around with many of Roses` faulty statements.
Heroine's a hell of a drug.
Charlie Rose is high here. Wtf? That's weird. He's on some kind of speed
this must have been Paxil-Chantix lou.
This interview was handled right. Lou is actually acting alright.
Sorry....so overrated in every way. Can't play, can't sing...I don't get it and never will.
Try St Vincent and bugger off
"if you're on headphones you're mine" very true
I have never seen Lou so relaxed and non-combative in an interview. he likes Charlie.
Rose is a typical fraud. He hasn't got clue one as to who Lou Reed is or the Velvet Underground were.
You have money fix your teeth I don't have money 71 years old but I brush my teeth 2 away
Just as with david Bowie I consider it lucky that was also on earth while he was alive.
the main thing about this interview is that charles is being a good sport and has a sense of humor.
Ouch What's the hate for Charlie,Lou picked him for this interview.
I read that about Sterling Morrison's Zappa comment - I laughed out loud again after seeing your post. Truly though, I admire Zappa for his integrity and virtuosity on the guitar, but I too also find his music barely listenable. One thing that stands true and pure for Lou and the Velvets is that they never sold many records, but everyone that bought them went out and started their own band... I think creating that accessibility to rock and roll will be Lou's legacy...
True currency in this bankrupt world . . .
why is it so quiet
It's not
@@who7063 it think it is