<!--header elements--> <div class="header"> <h1 class="text-center nopadding" id="title">Lou Reed</h1> <h3 class="text-center"> <q>My God Is Rock'n'Roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar</q></h3> </div> <!--Large Image--> <img src="http://richestnetworth.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Lou-Reed-Net-Worth.jpg" class="img-responsive center-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 bg-success text-center"> <p>Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter.He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and his solo career spanned five decades.</p> </div> </div> <!--Main Body--> <div class="header"> <h3> Career Highlights</h3> </div> <div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1942-64</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Born in Brooklyn </li> <li> Grew up in Freeport, Long Island </li> <li> Learns guitar </li> <li> Experiments with drugs from age 16 </li> <li> Undergoes Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) at the behest of his parents </li> <li> Joins doo wop group the "Jades" </li> <li> Studies Journalism, film directing and creative writing at Syracuse University </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1964-70</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Moves to New York City </li> <li> Works as songwriter for Pickwick Records </li> <li> Forms group the "Primitives" with John Cale </li> <li> Uses unique guitar tuning known as "Ostrich Tuning" </li> <li> Velvet Underground Formed </li> <li> Velvet Underground become part of Andy Warhol's, "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" </li> "The Velvet Undergound and Nico" released </li> <li> "White Light, White Heat" released </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1970-74</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Quits Velvet Underground 1970 </li> <li> Works at fathers accounting firm as a typist </li> <li> Signs solo recording contract with RCA Records </li> <li> The album "Lou Reed" released </li> <li> "Transformer" released </li> <li> Transformer hailed as a commercial and critical success </li> <li> Album's Berlin, Sally Can't Dance and Rock 'n Roll Animal </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1975-79</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Releases controversial album "Metal Machine Noise", an album of electronically generated audio feedback. The album was reportedly returned to record stores in the thousands. </li> <li> "Coney Island Baby" released <li> Releases "Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed", "Rock and Roll Heart" "Live: Take No Prisoners" and "The Bells" </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1980-89</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> 1980 marries British designer Sylvia Morales </li> <li> Changes persona to renounce druggie theatrics and intoxicants </li> <li> Plays at "Farm Aid" concert, Champaign, Illinois </li> <li> Releases albums "Growing up in Public", "The Blue Mask" and "Legendary Hearts" </li> <li> Following Andy Warhol's death, collaborates with John Cale on "Songs for Drella" </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>1990-99</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Velvet Underground reforms for benefit concert in France </li> <li> 1996 Velvet Underground inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame </li> <li>Releases albums "Set the Twilight Reeling" and "Ecstasy" </li> <li>Documentary "Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart" debuts at Sundance film festival </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>2000-09</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Performs before Pope John Paul II at the Great Jubilee Concert in Rome </li> <li> Cameo appearance in movie "Prozac Nation" </li> Releases 2 CD set "The Raven" </li> <li> "NYC Man(The Ultimate Collection 1967-2003)" released </li> <li> Releases a book of photography entitled "Emotions in Action" </li> <li> Takes up Tai Chi </li> <li> Releases Hudson River Wind Meditations a record of ambient meditation music, said to be produced for his own personal use </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-lg-3"> <div class="year"> <p>2010-13</p> </div> <div class="header"> <ul> <li> Contributes back up music to tai chi instructional DVD </li> <li> Colaborates with Metallica to produce album "Lulu" </li> <li> Performs a cover of "Peggy Sue" for a Buddy Holly tribute album </li> <li> Book "Rimes/Rhymes published, compiling over 300 photos of Reed </li> <li> May 2013 undergoes Liver Transplant surgery </li> <li> Dies October 27, 2013 from liver disease </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div> <p>You can read about Lou Reed in more detail at his Wikipedia page <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Reed#1942.E2.80.9364:_Early_life" target="_blank"> here:</a> </p> </div> </div>

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