Theme: Lou Reed

Musicians who have left great music have also left great words. A nice interpretation of the subject. Words to live by, even if you have to use them forcefully in your daily life.
 
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Name: Lou Reed
Quotations: What I've always wanted is
　　　To make it as simple as possible
　　　That was how I wanted to make it.
　　　For the person who hears it on the radio
　　　From my mouth, "I think I can do it too"
　　　I wanted to make it something meaningful.
　　　Don't you think that kind of thing is really important?

The impact of the punk movement that sprang out of England in the mid-1970s was a big event on the music scene. Isn't it based on the concept of "I think I can do this too!"? Music is free. More than 10 years earlier, there was a band that made this happen. The Velvet Underground. Lou Reed was the creator of most of the songs. What sets him apart from the upcoming punk movement was that he was so talented as a poet that he was hailed alongside Bob Dylan and Neil Young. And it was an event that could be found in Andy Warhol, and the Velvet Underground became active as part of the art scenes in New York, which was standing in a different position from punk. On the other hand, other artists such as David Bowie and Patti Smith honored him as a musician’s musician. When he left the group and began his solo activities, he produced lyrics with a stronger message and songs set in the underground. There are many original chord progressions, and "When the rock'n'roll chord progression from E to A is decided, I feel an extraordinary pleasure. Isn't it nice to put a melody to it?? And if there is some substance in the lyrics and it is as simple and elegant as that chord progression, wouldn't it be really wonderful?" Always consistent and simple beauty was clear in his work. Patti Smith's comment, "Why can an unpleasant person like you write such beautiful music?" says it all in a different sense.

What is loved by everyone may be born with a simple trigger, "Oh, maybe I can do this." The story of his getting used to his soulmate Laurie Anderson in the 90's and getting married five years before Reed passed away is a straightforward and simple drama.

It's never easy to make something that is easy to understand, but anyone can do it if they are conscious of what someone thinks "may be good" and can put it into words. That's a wonderful thing. Lou Reed says so too.