Lou Reed: ‘I have never thought of music as a challenge’

“I have never thought of music as a challenge — you always figure, the audience is at least as smart as you are. You do this because you like it, you think what you’re making is beautiful. And if you think it’s beautiful, maybe they’ll think it’s beautiful.”

— Lou Reed, July 2, 2013, in an article for the Talkhouse

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