# I'll Be Your Mirror: The Collected Lyrics - Hardcover

by **Lou Reed** (Author), **Martin Scorsese** (Introduction by), **James Atlas** (Introduction by)

**AN UPDATED, COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF LYRICS FROM THE VELVET UNDERGROUND FOUNDER AND SOLO ARTIST LOU REED, INCLUDING INTRODUCTIONS BY MARTIN SCORSESE, LAURIE ANDERSON, JAMES ATLAS, AND NILS LOFGREN****_I'll Be Your Mirror_**is an updated, comprehensive volume of Lou Reed's lyrics, featuring a brand-new introduction by Nils Lofgren and a new chapter of lyrics of songs he and Reed cowrote, as well as introductions from several other well-known collaborators and lyrics from Reed's final album with Metallica (_Lulu_). Through his many incarnations-from protopunk to glam rocker to elder statesman of the avant garde-Lou Reed's work has maintained an undeniable vividness and raw beauty, fueled by precise character studies and rendered with an admirable shot of moral ambiguity. Beginning with his formative days in the Velvet Underground and continuing through his remarkable solo albums like _Transformer_, _Berlin_, and _New York_, _I'll Be Your Mirror_ is crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed, not only as a consummate underground musician, but as one of the truly significant visionary lyricists of the rock 'n' roll era. Containing a body of work that spans more than six decades, this is a monument to the literary qualities of an American original-and a must-have for music lovers everywhere.

### Author Biography

**LOU REED** was a songwriter, guitarist, and founder of the legendary band the Velvet Underground. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in both 1996 (with the Velvet Underground) and posthumously in 2015 (as a solo artist).

**Number of Pages:** 704

**Dimensions:** 2.4 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN

**Publication Date:** November 17, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 32.0 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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