Lou Reed's Legacy: His Wife's Role In Preserving His Memory

Look back at lou reed's remarkable career in photos

Webreed was indeed a poet, as a new book published by cultural archivists anthology editions confirms, shining a light on the point in reed’s life just before he embarked on his.

Last week, i sat down with the artist laurie anderson at her office in tribeca for what i expected would be a fairly short interview to discuss the archive of her late.

Webso his wife, laurie anderson — an iconic musician and artist in her own right — worked alongside three of reed's friends, stephan berwick, bob currie, and scott.

Reed died doing tai chi, which he practiced obsessively.

Webthose last moments, it turns out, were rather more pleasant than succumbing to illness in a grey hospital bed:

Weblou reed’s wife, experimental performance artist and musician laurie anderson, has written an obituary for her late husband in the east hampton star.