Lou Reed has died at the age of 71. No cause of death has been reported, but the Velvet Underground leader and legendary solo artist underwent a liver transplant in May.
Lou Reed made his first public appearance since his life-saving liver transplant last month, and the legendary artist was as cranky as ever. Appearing at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Reed said he was shocked and disturbed by recent revelations regarding the NSA and spying, according to The Guardian.
Lars Ulrich From Metallica says his band weren’t ready for the backlash They would recieve after they released Lulu, their art-metal collaboration with Lou Reed.
Metallica and Lou Reed will be putting out an album together called "Lulu" on November 1st. (Most folks know Lou from "Walk on the Wild Side", where the colored girls go "Do Do Do Do", etc.)