Well put. As a writer, Reed went into territories that even today would be considered taboo or at least out of the ordinary. I heard a quote once that the The

Well put. As a writer, Reed went into territories that even today would be considered taboo or at least out of the ordinary. I heard a quote once that the The Velvet Underground and Nico album only sold 1000 copies when it came out. But every one of those 1000 people went and started a band.