Friends, rivals, and collaborators, Bowie respected Reed not just as a great songwriter, but as an ambassador for a very specific version of New York City.

The Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed lived a wild life. One crazy night in London, an unlikely cult hero became his drug ...

Lou Reed grew up in Long Island, New York. During his teens, he received electroshock treatment for depression, and would later cite the experience as damaging and transformative. He formed the ...