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Say what you will about this piece, I didn’t detect any AI in it and for that I thank Charli. I’ve been desperately for any original thoughts whatever that come

Say what you will about this piece, I didn’t detect any AI in it and for that I thank Charli. I’ve been desperately for any original thoughts whatever that come out of a human being’s brain and in that sense it was an interesting read. However the real pearl was the link to Lou Reed’s interview, what a gem! It got me into a rabbit hole of watching Lou Reed making “fun” of obnoxious journalists on YouTube and I haven’t laughed this much in a long time. It also reminded me of this classic one from Iggy Pop: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=78S0yrMLfTU&pp=ygUcaWdneSBwb3AgaW50ZXJ2aWV3IHB1bmsgcm9jaw%3D%3D https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=78S0yrMLfTU&pp=ygUcaWdneSBwb3A... Edit: Actually that link is incomplete, this is also important: https://youtu.be/YJEvZHN9E6s https://youtu.be/YJEvZHN9E6s

rufus_foreman 11mo ago
That wasn't the only time Lou Reed did performance art for the Australian press, the other one is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-mH9ZjnuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-mH9ZjnuM. "Are you happier as a brunette?" "Uh...are you happier as a schmuck?" ... "You like doing things you don't like?" "Yeah. That's a paradox isn't it?" I believe I listened to Charli XCX music once, my girlfriend has grandchildren. Not really my thing, but it's great that people are still being influenced by those interviews. I still listen to the Velvet Underground all the time, but if I listen to Lou Reed's solo stuff, it's either Walk On the Wild Side or those interviews. Maybe "The Kids" from Berlin once in a while. And "Sweet Jane" depending on whether you consider Loaded as a VU album.
- olelele 11mo ago
  Transformer and the early live stuff are all so so good. Metal machine music was my first real noise record.. :)