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Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis. Peter Kramer/Getty Images hide caption

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Biographer Says He Sough To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis. Peter Kramer/Getty Images hide caption

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Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

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Saga Of Rita Joe Claus Ogerman & Danilo Pérez
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Sister Ray The Velvet Underground
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Intro/Sweet Jane Lou Reed
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Waltzing Matilda/Street Hassle/Slipaway Lou Reed

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