Lou Reed - rare NZ interview (1984)
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- One of rock's more notorious interviewees, a decade on from his first contoversial visit to New Zealand in the mid-Seventies, Lou Reed was in more expansive mood this time around, promoting his 1984 album New Sensations with a press visit down under...
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"I've been told I should smile when I tell a joke, so I've been practicing." (Smiles for a millisecond)
4:37
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@@psychokikiller tysm
Yeah, he's very dry. I'm that way too. People can't tell when I'm being humorous.
Man, he's really terrifying😂
The interviewer had his shit together, Lou obliged him.
Lou Reed is actually a terminator underneath
JohnJohnerson He's a *transformer!*! LOL! *-----**>*
No money down video ..check it out !
definitely a robot in disguise
"For all you people out there, the CD is really worth it"
I was at this concert ... it rocked .. logan cambell centre auckland nz
Mike S lucky!
Is right lou
He forgot to smile.
@Zoltan the Texan - what he says is "I can listen to almost the worst thing in the world on a CD. It's amazing what it sounds like. For all you people out there -- a CD is really worth it." He's not saying *the CD*" meaning his CD. He's telling the audience of this interview (who almost certainly hadn't ever bought or even heard a CD yet) that the then-brand-new compact disc format is worth checking out (as opposed to "records," which we now call "vinyl," and which everyone was still buying in 1984).
So refreshing to hear an artist admit to listening to their own albums. I always thought it was bullshit when you'd hear an actor or musician say I don't watch my own movies or listen to my own records. Kudos to Lou for his honesty here.
As a Musician, You have to listen back to your album to decide whether it's any good or not before you release it. As an actor, That decision is made for you by the film director.
As a musician, I definitely listen to my music because I wanna make sure I’m making music that I’d want to hear. If I can’t groove to my own music then I’m not releasing it.
idk i mean i dont think the people who say they dont are liars... its pretty easy to believe
I can't imagine seeing Lou Reed watching and laughing at Police Academy
Oliver Kalamata he’s one of those people you can’t imagine laughing or being a child
Anyone who sits and laughs at police Academy is a proper mong, it’s laughter who anyone without a brain cell sits and laughs at. And I’m not trying to sound hard I’m just telling the truth It’s the lowest form of comedy like the lowest form of Witt is circumcise .
@@alanmeires Thats just your opinion. Personally I like stupid dumb fun sometimes. Sounds like Lou was the same.
I totally can picture that. He probably liked the 3 Stooges too when the mood struck.
@@alanmeires Tackleberry at the beach when the bikini tops came off is the funniest scene in the whole series and Lasarde giving that speech whilst being blown is funny despite a person’s IQ.
All the man wanted was thoughtful questions. When he gets them he's very receptive. Great interview...we miss you Lou!
Wow, this guy was ON POINT and he extracted some real answers--it seems like Reed was a serious NY style fuckin' ball buster. This is a good interview--and the interviewer should be proud of himself.
Lol yeah Lou personified the NY stereotype. 👍
Edit-many interviewers left traumatized after meeting Lou. This guy did his research.
Spot on. But he still might have been shredded on a different day. Who knows? Cool to hear Lou Reed just gabbing sincerely though.
Such a good interview with Lou. It’s refreshing for me as an Australian to hear an interviewer that’s trying to elicit interesting exchanges about music and life. The journalists in Oz were horrid and so ignorant back in those days.
Is this like the first interview where he actually tries to answer the questions?
No. I found one withLou and so
Wine from the turtles . I m new to the Lou Reed interview phenomenon but he clearly terrifies everyone 😂
He was very open to Charlie Rose for some reason
@@andrewptob clearly he respected Charlie Rose.
Lou’s lyrics in the 80’s especially on Blue Mask and New Sensations are some of my favorites. He was like a college prof who played in a bar band and wasn’t worried about losing tenure. By the 80’s, he had some kind of tenure from not dying from drugs and alcohol, and was still smart enough to capitalize on how weak the competition was. The 80’s lyrics all were essentially some kind of New Romantic post punk goth haze of trivialities and then there was Lou, making you think and laugh over three maybe 4 chords. He grew up in public and we were there to learn from his experiences.
Lou's lyrics have always been a major strong point for him imo. I think he said he viewed them as short stories or poems. Plus his topics were ahead of the time. I think he wrote Heroin in '64. Sister Ray '67. That song is still shocking by today's standards. His biggest hit, Walk on the Wild Side, is loaded with questionable verses. Yeah he was definitely a 1 of 1. Idk of any other artists quite like him to this day. R.I.P Lou
speak less
Perfect Lou...look at your watch and look pissed off before the first question.
Yep, very rock & roll ahy, lol.
Interviewer still held it like a champ. Kudos to him.
What a total lightweight Reed is...a Manhattan art scene confection...as deep as a puddle..ha ha ha
@@kevinherbert4256 Yeah, because that’s what people who dislike Lou Reed do. Watch Lou Reed interviews.
That was a really poetic answer, “Always the last one” about his favorite record I like that
Lou in an unusually receptive mood this day, apparently. Kudos to the interviewer guy for asking interesting, thoughtful questions and staying on Lou's good side...bullet averted.
I know right!? "Take your shoes off!" I don't want EGGSHELLS all over my carpet, again!" Hold On! ...you can Rent a Harley!!?
In my opinion it's because hes being asked reasonable questions and if one isnt the interviewer is savvy enough to make his rebuttal an obvious attempt to make his previous query reasonable
I think the biggest reason is that he was not using drugs here.. After watching some of his interviews in the 70's, it seems to me that he was either high or on a crash (amphetamine comedown) The interviewers asked a lot of dumb questions and as someone who has experienced comedowns, your tolerance for someone annoying you goes out the window. If you watch his interviews when he was older and sober, he's a lot more pleasant.
Ain't that the truth !! 🙄🙄
He's being asked better questions
This is like the most receptive interview I've seen with Lou. The reporter asks like interesting questions or approached it just right. Stayed on Lou's good side for sure
THe interviewer is brilliant, and he knows his stuff.
You can tell the interviewer is a genuine fan who's done his research and I think Lou picks up on that and appreciates it by the way he responds.
did you copy this comment? hahahaha
roseman I don't follow. Was your comment for my post or the original poster?
Emily J op.
Lou says more with fewer words than anyone else, just amazing!
"Acting without a guitar is a whole other thing."
Fuck. Yeah. If you take nothing else from the interview.
Lou Liked Police Academy, insane
I recently downloaded The Blue Mask. I've never heard him sing with such emotion and passion.
Love that album.
The title track is arguably Lou reeds hardest rocking, sharpest tune in his catalogue
ha ha ha ha...are you a junkie???
@@kevinherbert4256 i am, are you an asshole that is scared to have fun?
@@raycroal jesus you think being a junkie is having fun......eeeah, umm....good luck with that.
The interviewer got more out of Lou than in many interviews - he kept as much of a flow as could be expected. Very cool!
"for all you people out there, a CD's really worth it." - Lou Reed
love that
It was almost as if he was told to promote CD's..... I sensed extreme sarcasm with his CD plug... maybe?
@@theslo777ery It seems genuine to me.
Lou was a known ‘sound’ enthusiast.
He probably got a cd player from the get-go.
Lou was always about looking forward. I'm sure he saw the CD as progress
Before the loudness wars started around 1995, CDs did indeed have a higher sound quality than vinyl. Newer CDs though are heavily compressed to sound as loud as possible which distorts them. Vinyls are typically mastered differently and sound better these days because of it.
"Acting without a guitar is a whole ever ball game," and his reply if he'd ever retire, with, "I never thought about that," only makes me admire and respect this man more than ever....what a life lived!
Actually very good interview. Lou tolerates the interviewer. Miss Lou....
That Police Academy review was spot on. Surprising take from Lou.
I miss Lou Reed
So New York he was. But, I read his biography and was amazed at how he could live his life exactly the way he wanted, pissing people off left and right, and still get away with it.
True Punk icon.
What's the book called please?
So jealous of Lou Reed's perfect hair all his life.
THE KING, "Gonna go to Hawaii and rent a Harley. " Fuck, straight faced with his cadence. Oh my, coolest mf'er ever.
Coolest rock star of all time.
Thatd be John Lennon, then Keith Richards
@@aunch3 You consider Lennon to be "cool"?
Pre 1975 Lennon yea I do.
@@aunch3 I did not bother answering because no I don't believe so.
Even as Lou said, Lennon got into all these BS causes for communism and all that drama and it wasn't about rock and roll. It was about the stupid pop scene and the music was mediocre.
Lennon was an act just like all the Beatles while Lou was himself with no politics, no drama, and all about the music of rock and roll. Keith Richards was just like Lennon too.... Both mediocre
No other rockstar could compare nor was cooler than Lou...
Edit: Lou stuck to his roots with no fakeness...
@@aunch3 Eh..
I recall the interviewer from the upstairs bar at the Cook when I lived in Dunedin.Must have worked in TV there at that point.
Indeed he conducts an excellent interview.Amazingly uncynical responses from Lou,who does not suffer fools.
well put
He thought and delivered. He was brave.
CDs are REALLY WORTH IT.
I don't remember saying this at ALL.
Lol
@@temple8687 do you agree with yourself tho?
@@SusanDoran I don't. At the time, I didn't have a streaming service, so CDs still served a purpose. Now, I can get the same audio quality without having to carry around a binder full of plastic. I still have all my CDs in storage, hundreds of them, just in case I ever need them again.
2:57 Lou says the words "Police Academy was perfect". All of our lives are complete now. Thank you.
Lou being Lou, I think his CD comments are sarcastic. But it is true that most people not named Neil Young thought CD's were an amazing advance over vinyl at the time. Now everyone worships vinyl. It's worth noting that CD's were more expensive than vinyl then while vinyl is more expensive than CD's now. Funny how what costs more gains a rep for sounding better.
@MrBrenman21 If you read my post again, you will see i didn't offer an opinion either way. I will say that when Lou said this, vinyl did pretty much sound better. Early CD's often sounded cold and harsh and 2 dimensional. They improved dramatically in the 90's. Listen to Jeff Buckley's Grace on CD on a good stereo. It sounds like God. But then the loudness wars showed up and CD's started to sound far worse than their technical capabilities again. With vinyl, the limitations are actually an advantage. You can't mix a record too loud or the needle will literally skip off the groove. But I agree that a properly recorded and mixed CD should always sound better as they are a higher fidelity format no matter what the analog fanboys claim.
I don't think so. Lou being Lou he was being honest. In 1984 CDs blew people away because you could hear things that you'd never heard before, even with music you'd listened to hundreds of times before. People didn't start saying it was harsh and 2 dimensional until later into the '80s. Two years after it emerged it was seen as miraculous, even if you also listened to and bought vinyl. The cost of the product had absolutely *nothing* to do with CDs perceived value. It had to do with cost of production, and that's still the issue. Not that some people think one or the other sounds better and therefore the price got jacked up; that's a modern way of thinking and being and not how it was then.
@@SusanDoran Not really true. Neil Young for one was trashing CD sound quality from the very beginning. I think Lou was in Neil's camp......but might have realized the vested interest in promoting the format that was more expensive at the time and therefore more profitable to him.
I have this incredible fascination with Lou. He never ceases to amaze me for years
And I’m only 25
He reminds me allot of myself in the aspects of just being yourself and not following the status quo at all
Me too! Same age. I feel a real strong connection to him and his music. I only wish I had gotten into him when he was still alive.
@@andromedarain9752awesome stuff. Brightens my day up to see a fellow Lou Reed lover especially in my age gap.
I got into his music about 2 years before his death. I'll never forget that I was in my kitchen during that fall time of senior year saw it on my news... Was so sad telling my mom how the rock community had lost a true legend. After his death it really felt like the rockstars of that era were starting to all die out.
I miss his presence. There will literally never be someone like Lou Reed ever.
He was himself and if someone did not like it, no shits given... Funny, blunt, unfazed and one of the best rock poets ever
Genius.R.I.P. Lou.👏👏👏👏
Lou Lou I'm glad you were born
Lou Reed, makes Frank Zappa sound like Mr. Rogers. [as per personality]
that is because Lou was a prototype of what a true rockstar is suppose to look like and sound like...... while Frank hated being even labeled as rock musician, so he never felt the need to have this kinda "slick" vibe
itkojecockot ok
What a total lightweight Reed is...a Manhattan art scene confection...as deep as a puddle..ha ha ha
@@itkojecockot Frank Zappa didn't have a kinda slick vibe because he wasn't in any way slick. He was a nerdy square.
@@SusanDoran Zappa couldn't have been further from a "nerd", you dummy...... he was just never interested in that image bullshit...... he was interested only in music...... that's why Mothers is one of the most important bands of all time...... they were more experimental and innovative than Beatles...... just never that famous
At the start of the interview, Lou looking at his watch and, I guess ,sighing , didn't give me high hopes. Specially with the long intro of the interviewer, before the actual question. But this was actually a pretty good interview.
Lou Reed went on to record New York at the end of the decade and that really hit home. Here Lou Reed is being pretty forthcoming aided by some good interviewing.
This is a much better Lou Reed interview than the ones in the 60's where the interviewer laughs at everything like a little girl. This guy was pretty much to the point and Lou knew what he wanted to say and get out. Very well handled.
This has to be the closest to the real Lou, he was such a fascinating character, I wonder what he would have gave the world if like a lot of us, drugs and booze hadn’t at times during his life defined him negatively, the substances for want of a better description, were the positive driving force behind such timeless, classic albums such as Transformer, i guess it would have been an interesting outcome if he never used and /or abused substances at a time when he was really at the top of his game. I like to think he would have gave the world possibly a different perspective of his naturalistic, effortless portrayal of art in many more ways, maybe I’m romanticising an ideal that would have meant he became a lawyer as the world completely missed out on his genius, if reality was altered and Lou wasn’t the Lou that was able to give us individuality in many forms.
Thanks for uploading the NZ Video, really great find!
Have found another short but excellent Lou Reed from Europe in 1985 interview that I'll upload shortly. Lou Reed first came to NZ in 1974 and in the TV archives is a b&w interview and camera shots of him here in 1974, have enquired but is prohibitively expensive to get digitised
@@slydogmania hey mate, that’s great, love to see what you have re Lou interview , good to see came here and didn’t forget to visit our closest neighbours too, I’m sure there’s been and still is a huge fan base in NZ for Lou and his music/poetry.
For some reason it reminds me of Rodriguez, not as in him being like Lou , just how the popularity of artists like him is something agreed upon without question,
And in Rodriguez’ case, The U.S didn’t even know of his talent for the most part.
That smile caught me off guard
Ben Stiller.
SonVolt all Jews look alike?
+SonVolt Ben Stiller wishes he was that cool, honestly.
Ben Stiller is a woman compared to Lou
elvis presley Except I like women.
elvis presley I disagree,I think Lou looks as butch as a woman.(?)
og pc gamer lou reed
why?
the nervous laughter from the interviewer at 2:32 is hilarious he's so afraid of Lou
with excellent reason :D
I met Lou in 1966.Wow what a difference between this interview than in "66" Velvet Underground. I was involved in a small drug deal for Lou. Tried to get him to come to Brooklyn,Lou was too paranoid......
Andre, out of curiosity, what was the drug? I’ve always known of Lou Reed, and knew he was a respected, influential guy, but tonight is the first time I’ve ever watched footage of him (this being the first interview I’ve seen where he seemed halfway cooperative), and I’m fascinated. I’ll probably be up watching videos all night. I haven’t even watched him perform yet, just talk. Anyway, I’m super curious about what the drug was. I don’t even know what type of drugs he did in general (I’m about to see if google knows) but my guess is heroin?
Robert Archer I’m curious too.
@@TheCrabError he went through phases ... white light white head is about .. speed .. herion about .... but he was a speed freak for ages ...
@@TheCrabError I would guess amphetamines. If you read Andy Warhol's book, it quickly becomes apparent that everybody associated with the factory was doing a lot of speed.
@@wolfumz True, Edie was the same way as whats her face the heavier lady who used t shoot everybody used to sell/ load everyone up on the staircase as Andy had pills to do orally. so was the assistant that jumped off the high rise building. he even mentioned amphetamine/methamphetamine/speed via melted pills or powder for shooting was done until about 1977 and started well very early on since he wrote heroin before he was even a Warlock let alone a Velvet so he was definately a fan of getting a kick not a functional stim like what you can use speed for, because he used to drink so much nothing was strong enough Lemmy from Motorhead was the same way you can understand why a guy can still be standing after so much 40% alcohol when you know what speed is like. its everything you want cocaine to be but isnt. its cheaper it last way longer and your not a jittery hallucinatory mess unless your awake on day 3 and even sober thats when things begin to change and Keith Richards even mentioned the same thing/same number, stay below day 3.
Like the way the kiwi cat just let it roll,most people interviewing lou made the mistake of trying to interview their construct of him.
Lou was perfection
No, Reed was a self-absorbed, semi-talented asshole.
I’m going to Hawaii and renting myself a Harley! I love that statement.
appreciate his appreciation for Police Academy
Wearing sunglasses because his eyes are pinned.
Who gives a flying fuck whether his eyes are pinned, is he nodding no,his answers are concise to the point, whoo drugs so what, Unbuckle satan...
Lol exactly^
More likely massive pupils, speed was his drug more than H.
Mainline speed, snorting was for pussies apparently.
Actually Lou was sober by this point. Street Hassle was the last album where he was full blown on that dope/booze. There's about a 2 year period in the early 80s where he spent 2 years out of the public eye, coming off of the shit. The Blue Mask is his first album sober/clean; you can hear a newfound clarity and focus in the subject material, and level of maturity in the overall sound. He stayed clean for the rest of his life, and that's no easy feat. Rock and Roll seems to constantly Romanticize the drug use, with out telling the full story. Every one thinks that heavy drugs and rock and roll greatness is synonymous just because just a handful of talented 28 year olds let the drugs Define their life (by killing them) however, this isn't the accurate narrative once you consider how many legends got off the shit and had long, amazing, fruitful careers. Might not seem as edgy or glamorous, but it's certainly more triumphant. Lou used hard drugs for a long time and it's a miracle he didn't die or go insane during those years. What makes him epic is that he was able to put it down, clean up, then make albums like New York, Blue Mask, New Sensations etc. that's the true hero''s journey for the majority of rock legends who got high.
TR Shelton to
Ol Ben Stiller sure does an excellent Lou Reed impersonation
You might be onto something there.
GReat stuff mate. THank you
" Thursday afternoon at 2:00 is okay"...
Lou Reed is rock n roll. If you dont know about Lou Reed you need to know about Lou Reed.
damn. great opening question.
His sense of humor is so dry. He's satirizing the whole concept of an promo interview.
Haha “I didn’t mean a rock n roll ANIMAL *makes fierce animal face*
I cackled
"So what do you do from here? "I'm going to Hawaii and renting a Harley" Lou's week could match your year, or life.
the photo of him to left makes this all the more better as if its a mirror
12 Years OLD ROCK N ROLL ANIMAL TOUR SHOW......WINTERLAND SAN FRANCISCO THE NEXT DAY I STARTED LEARNING ALL WAYS TO MOVE BAR CHORDS AND TUNE MY AXE STEVE HUNTERS RIFFS WERE KILLER ON EVERY SONG WHO'S THE OTHER DUDE A GREAT TEAM MAN. HEROIN GREAT GUITAR WORK SWEET JANE WHIT LITENING THAT'S ROCK N ROLL DADDY O
awesome archive!
Thanks!
I never knew Lou was a pinball guy. I'm down with the pinball too.
This guy contributed to one of rocks Greatest albums ever !! It ,...and Frank Zappa's Freak out ,..would change the world !!
And for all the folks who analized Perfect Day Just say it it is a beautiful song and get over it...........
Hello from East 44th Street in New York City. (Midtown to be precise.) This city isn't like it was when people like Lou wrote about it. But there's still a million and one nooks-and-crannies to explore here. Focus on Downtown - not Midtown - and _definitely not_ Uptown.
He reminds me a lot of Jack Nicholson:- The actor not the Golfer, That's Alice Cooper.
Lou!!!!!!!!!!!
Lou.reed. My.hero.
What do you do from here?! " I'm going to Hawaii and renting myself a Harley.
I’ve always wondered why rock journalists can’t ask “musician” questions, like what kind of gear they are using, how is the band doing with the music, what songs are they playing, song arrangements, etc...
I don't think Lou would have liked questions like that - too "personal," somehow for him
I'm sure he did go to Hawaii and rent a Harley..
Glad to see Ben Stiller is keeping it old school
Newyork top 10 album of all time for sheer poetic songwriting
Notoriously difficult interview. Lou Reed being challenging
He seems reasonable here! .
I love when Lou is smartass to a bunch of reporters, it's funny. But wish he were open with one on one interviews. Maybe he is? Maybe he never answers a straight question with anyone. Maybe he could just name one band he likes?
The rocker lou reed
In going to Hawaii & renting myself a Harley🤣🤣
All those people who collect vinyl act like they're never heard vinyl. Anyone who knows what a record sounds like would opt to have it on CD. With the dynamics, lows, and high's in tact.
cd's are worth it! goin to hawaii to rent me a harley!
Thursday afternoon at 2...
Anthony Bordain meets Joe Piscopo.
nice work mr interviewer .. good shit
Lou stated that anyone who could listen to " metal machine music " full album was insane! And he dared anyone to do it.. I am an avid fan and, it can't be done if you have any essence in you.the the producers demanded an album and, in his inimitable way, F##### them as they did did him. 100% to the shit, that is what they did in Australia in the 90d'art
That's why I don't take Essence.
the poster in the background is promo poster for his new sensations tour of new zealand, think he only did the 1 show,1 got canned at the last second
I like a lot of Lou Reed's solo stuff, even if I cannot shake the impression that he was a dodgy dude.
CDs in 1984?
Bilbo Baggins
They were introduced in ‘83.
lou reed doind lou reed things kkkkkk love it
My.hero.lou.reed
💯💪💥
Earnest New Zealand interviewer and New York cool.
Good to see Pugwall stayed in the music business.. didn't make it to the top.. though he did interview one of the bestest.
'I've got a dream I'm gonna make it, If there's a chance I'm gonna take it' Dit diiih didda didda deh de
Sounds like A young Neil young.
Lou was more open to American reporters. He liked to mess with foreign press.
@@adamcandiolo9828 nope. Look up interviews later with American reporters. No attitude, no sunglasses.
Who is the interviewer? I don't remember his face/ name. I know Karen Hay used to be an awesome rock n roll interviewer on RWP. (Radio With Pictures)
I'm going to find out for you...
Keith Tannock :)
tryharder75
Thanks :)
do you think he is serious about promoting cds?
Yes, Lou was always disappointed in the bass reproduction of vinyl and was a supporter of CD and digital recording in general.
as usual, lou reed, represents the annoyance of intelligent people with media phoniness as a form of art. almost all of his interviews seem to be experimentation in that field. - too bad for us that the media never, to my knowledge, brought out anyone up to speed with him as interviewer. my top 3 suggestions for interviewer: frank zappa, toby [his mom], grace jones. yours?
Frank Zappa? Lou would have made mincemeat out of him. Grace Jones, as cool as she is, isn't terribly bright, so I think he would have been polite with her and even flirted because he would have liked and respected her as an artist. I would have liked to have seen William Burroughs interview Lou. Also, it would have been amazing to see Jonathan Richman and Lou in interview conversation. They knew each other from way back. Iggy Pop would have interviewed him well. John Laurie. Laurie Anderson.
That interviewer is super cute.
that lockjaw pairs perfectly with those glasses