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Lou Reed's 1984 Night Flight Interview covers poetry in pop music, his appreciation for Hip-Hop, and The Velvet Underground's legacy. "Adults always reject Rock 'n' Roll." Track Listing • Night Flight Theme • Do people actually listen to lyrics? • The Velvet Underground's influence • What was missing in '60s pop? • "What if Raymond Chandler wrote a Rock 'n' Roll Song'" • Making serious pop music • Listening to the radio growing up • "Adults always reject Rock 'n' Roll" • Hip Hop and Rap music • Synthesizer music • Vocoders and Doo-wop • Success of "Walk on the Wild Side" • Berlin • Metal Machine Music • Lou Reed's influence • Lou Reed covers • Vocal range • "There was never any Rock 'n' Roll that did what I wanted to do" • The Velvet Underground's legacy • His singular vision for rock • Balancing rock with the literary • New Sensations • Are songs about specific people' • Writing a novel vs. writing a song • Writing a memoir • Studying creative writing • Looking back: "I hope he was having a good time" • Writing after The Velvet Underground • Advantages to not being a trained musician • "This is what I wanted to do" • Thinking ahead • "I'm addicted to performing" • Why aren't you going to tour in the US? • Working with bassist Fernando Saunders • Drummer in architecture school • Recording at Skyline Studios • Recording all over the world • Recording the band's first take • Playing all the guitars • "In the Velvet Underground, I told them what to play" • Refining his guitar sound *Please use caution with USPS Media Mail. This method is offered as an old school budget service for physical music, but highly discouraged, as it poses a greater risk for delays and damage.
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