Lewis Allan Reed, born March 2, 1942, was a musician, composer, and poet from the United States. He was the guitarist, singer, and primary songwriter for the rock band Velvet Underground and had a five-decade solo career.
Despite not being commercially successful at the time, the Velvet Underground went on to become one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music.
Reed went to Freeport Junior High School after attending Atkinson Elementary School. Merrill, born Margaret Reed, his sister, reported that as an adolescent, he endured panic episodes, grew socially awkward, and “possessed a fragile disposition,” although he was intensely concentrated on what he liked, primarily music.
He had an early interest in rock & roll and rhythm and blues after learning to play the guitar from the radio, and he played in various bands during high school. At the age of 16, he began experimenting with narcotics. Reed also suffered from dyslexia.
Who inherited Lou Reed money and estate?
Reed’s will was filed in a New York City court on Monday.
The Velvet Underground’s frontman and “Walk on the Wild Side” singer died on October 27 as a result of complications after a liver transplant.
He was 71 years old and had no children.
His Manhattan penthouse, his home in East Hampton, New York, and most of his estate are left to his wife, musician Laurie Anderson. The long-married couple tied the knot in 2008.
Reed’s sister receives a fourth of his wealth as well as a $500,000 gift to care for their mother.
Licensing and copyrights for his music are handled by his business manager and accountant.
