>If anything its showing disrespect towards his fans who pay for his life. If anything, fans who don't know that Lou Reed wouldn't be too keen on mining his pa

>If anything its showing disrespect towards his fans who pay for his life. If anything, fans who don't know that Lou Reed wouldn't be too keen on mining his past aren't the strongest fans and the attitude they demonstrate can also be deemed disrespectful. >Its not like this is some new concept with the job of professional musician on tour, its part and parcel. A professional musician's job is to make music that they want to make, full stop. What you're describing - bucking up, putting on a smile and doing as your fans demand - crosses into entertainer/star territory. Lou was a musician first, and an entertainer/star last. That, too, is not a new concept. I have to fault the audience for showing up expecting someone to be something that they clearly are not and never were.