Night Flight Interview: Lou Reed

Night Flight Theme

Do people actually listen to lyrics'

The Velvet Underground's influence

"What if Raymond Chandler wrote a Rock 'n' Roll Song'"

Listening to the radio growing up

Hip Hop and Rap music

Synthesizer music

Success of "Walk on the Wild Side"

Metal Machine Music

Lou Reed covers

"There was never any Rock 'n' Roll that did what I wanted to do"

The Velvet Underground's legacy

His singular vision for rock

New Sensations

Writing a novel vs. writing a song

Writing a memoir

Writing after The Velvet Underground

Advantages to not being a trained musician

"This is what I wanted to do"

"I'm addicted to performing"

Why aren't you going to tour in the US'

Working with bassist Fernando Saunders

Recording at Skyline Studios

Recording all over the world

Recording the band's first take

Refining his guitar sound