Lou Reed may be loved by countless artists, but his respect is difficult to earn. Even one of the industry's greatest stars bored him during a live performance.

Lou Reed and John Lennon both had a tendency to border on the subversive. Though their chosen genres were quite different, they weren’t all that different as people. They both had their damage.

Lou Reed was one of those artists who just couldn’t be defined. And yet, his music has gone on to pull in interest from new and young listeners around the world. From his work as part of The ...