A "definitive" biography of Lou Reed is in the works, it has been confirmed.
Titled Lou: A New York Life, the biography will be written by Rolling Stone writer Will Hermes, who has promised the book will tell the "full, definitive" story of the former Velvet Underground frontman's life. The book will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and has no current release date.
A public tribute to Lou Reed will take place in New York on Thursday (November 14).
New York: Lou Reed at Lincoln Center will take place between 1-4pm at the Paul Milstein Pool & Terrace at Lincoln Center in New York later this week. A post on Lou Reed's Facebook page claims that the event is, "A gathering open to the public - no speeches. no live performances, just Lou's voice, guitar music & songs - playing the recordings selected by his family and friends."
Patti Smith has written a tribute to the late Lou Reed, commenting on The Velvet Underground frontman's "kindness, sincerity and empathy".
Writing in The New Yorker, Smith recounts first meeting Reed in the 1970s when she was taken to see The Velvet Underground by a friend.
She also recalls seeing Reed with his wife, Laurie Anderson, recently and sensing that her friend was ill.
Lou Reed has died, aged 71.
Reed died at his home on Long Island of an ailment that stemmed from his recent liver transplant.
The New York Times reports that Dr. Charles Miller, the surgeon who performed the transplant on Reed at the Cleveland Clinic in April this year, revealed that Reed was back in Ohio last week for further treatment.
In this archive piece from our March 2003 issue (Take 70), Uncut meets Lou Reed in his favourite Manhattan restaurant to discuss Edgar Allen Poe, Eminem, T’ai Chi, his illustrious career and his hatred of journalists: “I think in an interview what they essentially want to know is how big is your dick…” Words: Gavin Martin / Photo: Julian Schnabel
Lou Reed has been treated in hospital for severe dehydration.
The 71-year old singer was released yesterday (Monday July 1) from Long Island's Southampton Hospital after an ambulance was called to his house early on Sunday morning.
"Everything's fine," a source told the New York Post.
Lou Reed has said he is "feeling better and stronger than ever" following a life-saving liver transplant last month.
On Saturday (June 1), Reed's wife Laurie Anderson revealed that her husband had been recovering since his operation but suggested that he might not "ever totally recover" from the surgery.
However, Reed has since posted a message to fans on Facebook, where he described himself as a "triumph of modern medicine" and announced that he is looking forward to returning to the stage.
