I don't like overdubs, never liked them.

- Lou Reed

I've never been super confident about anything. The work is never as good as it could be.

- Lou Reed

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

- Lou Reed

You've gotta blow the roof off of your heart and let the universe in.

- Lou Reed

There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.

- Lou Reed

Take a walk on the wild side.

- Lou Reed

Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony.

- Lou Reed

Life's like a mayonnaise soda.

- Lou Reed

These are really terribly rough times, and we really should try to be as nice to each other as possible.

- Lou Reed