Lou Reed

<p><b>''The only Lou Reed bio you need to read'' </b><i><b>The Washington Post</b></i><br><b>One of <i>Pitchfork</i>''s ten best music books of 2023 A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> best nonfiction book of 2023</b><br><br><b>''A monumental work filled with first-person accounts of the master''s life and a dizzying array of never-before heard details'' Michael Imperioli, author of </b><i><b>The Perfume Burned His Eyes</b></i><br><br><b>The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master, whose stature grows every year.<br></b><br>Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed''s living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured. In <i>Lou Reed: The King of New York</i>, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed''s life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitu¿of the demimonde. W