Editing Lou Reed (section)

==Death, legacy, and honors==
Reed had [[hepatitis]] and [[diabetes]] for several years. He was treated with [[interferons]] but developed [[liver cancer]].<ref name="andersonrs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/laurie-andersons-farewell-to-lou-reed-a-rolling-stone-exclusive-20131106|title=Laurie Anderson, "For 21 years we tangled our minds and hearts together"|date=November 6, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203801/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/laurie-andersons-farewell-to-lou-reed-a-rolling-stone-exclusive-20131106|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2013, he underwent a [[liver transplant]] at the [[Cleveland Clinic]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-recovering-from-liver-transplant-20130601|title=Lou Reed Recovering From Liver Transplant|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 2013|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019113501/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-recovering-from-liver-transplant-20130601|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Feran|date=June 11, 2013|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/06/cleveland_clinic_confirms_rock.html|title=Cleveland Clinic confirms rock legend Lou Reed underwent liver transplant at hospital|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Afterward, he wrote on his website of feeling "bigger and stronger" than ever. On October 27, 2013, however, he died from liver disease at his home in [[East Hampton, New York]], at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/10/29/lou-reed-cause-of-death-liver-disease-transplant/|title=Lou Reed's Cause of Death Confirmed|work=Verbicide Magazine|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105000/https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2013/10/29/lou-reed-cause-of-death-liver-disease-transplant/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was cremated and the ashes were given to his family.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben|last=Ratliff|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/music/lou-reed-dies-at-71.html|title=Outsider Whose Dark, Lyrical Vision Helped Shape Rock 'n' Roll |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 27, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jon|last=Dolan|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027|title=Lou Reed, Velvet Underground Leader and Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 27, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055132/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027|url-status=dead}}</ref>

His widow, [[Laurie Anderson]], said his last days were peaceful, and described him as a "prince and a fighter".<ref name="andersonrs"/> [[David Byrne]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-byrne-remembers-the-brave-lou-reed-20131028|title=David Byrne Remembers the 'Brave' Lou Reed|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317050243/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-byrne-remembers-the-brave-lou-reed-20131028|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Patti Smith]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/patti-smith-lou-reed-was-a-very-special-poet-20131028|title=Patti Smith: 'Lou Reed Was a Very Special Poet|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317050241/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/patti-smith-lou-reed-was-a-very-special-poet-20131028|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[David Bowie]], [[Morrissey]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[Courtney Love]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], and many others also paid tribute to Reed.<ref name="BBC-Bowie">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24703353|title=David Bowie leads tributes to 'master' Lou Reed|work=[[BBC News]]|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=September 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/just-wild-about-lou-tributes-pour-in-for-rock-pioneer-reed-8909458.html|work=[[The Independent]]|title=Just wild about Lou: Tributes pour in for rock pioneer Lou Reed|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Carrie|last=Battan|url= https://pitchfork.com/news/52786-david-bowie-morrissey-john-cale-release-statements-on-lou-reeds-death/ | title=David Bowie, Morrissey, John Cale Release Statements on Lou Reed's Death | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | date=October 28, 2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> Former Velvet Underground members Moe Tucker<ref>{{cite news |first1=Steve|last1=Almasy |first2=Matt|last2=Smith |url= http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/27/showbiz/lou-reed-obit/index.html |title=Rock legend Lou Reed dies at 71 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date= October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> and John Cale made statements on Reed's death,<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/lou-reed-remembered-by-john-cale-651146 |title=John Cale Remembers Friend Lou Reed: 'We Have the Best of Our Fury Laid Out on Vinyl' |date=October 27, 2013 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> and those from outside the music industry paid their respects such as [[Gianfranco Ravasi|Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi]].<ref name=tributes>{{cite news|first=Charlotte|last=Runcie|date=October 28, 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10408554/Vatican-leads-tributes-to-Lou-Reed.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10408554/Vatican-leads-tributes-to-Lou-Reed.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Vatican leads tributes to Lou Reed|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On October 27, 2013, the day of Reed's death, [[Pearl Jam]] dedicated their song "[[Man of the Hour]]" to him at their show in [[Baltimore]] and then played "[[I'm Waiting for the Man]]".<ref name="Baltimore">Case, Wesley (October 28, 2013).[http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-after-23-years-pearl-jam-finally-comes-to-baltimore-20131028,0,7370922.story "After 23 Years Pearl Jam Finally Comes to Baltimore"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100019/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-after-23-years-pearl-jam-finally-comes-to-baltimore-20131028,0,7370922.story |date=October 6, 2014 }}. ''The Sun'' (Baltimore). Retrieved October 28, 2013</ref> On the same day, [[The Killers]] dedicated their rendition of "Pale Blue Eyes" to Reed at the Life Is Beautiful festival in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/73527 |title=The Killers cover Lou Reed's 'Pale Blue Eyes' at Las Vegas gig – watch |work=NME |date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> [[My Morning Jacket]] performed a cover of "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" in California,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hogan |first1=Marc |title=See Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket Pay Musical Tribute to Lou Reed |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/10/lou-reed-pearl-jam-my-morning-jacket-live-covers/ |access-date=August 19, 2018 |work=Spin (magazine)|date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> while [[Arctic Monkeys]] performed "Walk on the Wild Side" in Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayers |first1=Mike |title=Arctic Monkeys Honor Lou Reed |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/arctic-monkeys-cover-lou-reeds-walk-on-the-wild-side-67816/ |access-date=August 19, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 29, 2013 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131953/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/arctic-monkeys-cover-lou-reeds-walk-on-the-wild-side-67816/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> That same night, [[Phish]] opened their show in Hartford, Connecticut, with the Velvet Underground's "[[Rock & Roll (The Velvet Underground song)|Rock & Roll]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://phish.in/2013-10-27|title=phish.in'|website=phish.in|date=October 27, 2013|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> [[Lana Del Rey]] has said that Reed was supposed to record backing vocals on her single, "[[Brooklyn Baby]]", on the day of his death.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2014 |title=Lana Del Rey Says Lou Reed Died the Day They Were Supposed to Record 'Brooklyn Baby' Together |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/55558-lana-del-rey-says-lou-reed-died-the-day-they-were-supposed-to-record-brooklyn-baby-together/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 14, 2013, a three-hour public memorial was held near [[Lincoln Center]]'s [[Paul Milstein]] Pool and Terrace. Billed as "New York: Lou Reed at Lincoln Center", the ceremony featured favorite Reed recordings selected by family and friends.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chiu|first=David|title=Lou Reed's Memorial Lets the Music Speak for Itself|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reeds-memorial-lets-the-music-speak-for-itself-20131114|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 14, 2013|date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=November 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115035600/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reeds-memorial-lets-the-music-speak-for-itself-20131114|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 14, 2014, [[Richard Barone]] and [[Alejandro Escovedo]] produced and hosted the first full-scale tribute to Lou Reed at the [[SXSW]] Music Festival in Austin, Texas, with over twenty international acts performing Reed's music.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5930169/lou-reed-tribute-concert-sxsw-lineup-spandau-ballet-sean-lennon|title=Inside the Lou Reed Tribute at SXSW: 20-Plus Acts, All-Star House Band to Create 'Austin Meets New York Street Vibe'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 7, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>

Reed's estate was valued at $30&nbsp;million, $20&nbsp;million of which accrued after his death. He left everything to his wife and his sister.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/01/lou-reed-leaves-30m-fortune|title=Lou Reed leaves $30m fortune|date=July 1, 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref>

Reed's induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo artist was announced on December 16, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/12/16/2015-rock-hall-of-fame-inductees/20310347/|title=Green Day, Lou Reed among Rock Hall inductees|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> He was inducted by [[Patti Smith]] at a ceremony in Cleveland on April 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Read Patti Smith's Poignant Lou Reed Rock Hall Induction|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-patti-smiths-poignant-lou-reed-rock-hall-induction-20150419|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 19, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-patti-smiths-poignant-lou-reed-rock-hall-induction-20150419|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, ''Lou Reed: A Life'' was published by the ''Rolling Stone'' critic [[Anthony DeCurtis]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=DeCurtis |author-link=Anthony DeCurtis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/01/my-brilliant-troubled-friend-lou-reed-a-life-anthony-decurtis-berlin |title=My brilliant and troubled friend Lou Reed |date=October 1, 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 12, 2018 |ref=none}}</ref>

Asteroid [[270553 Loureed]], discovered by [[Maik Meyer]] at [[Palomar Observatory]] in 2002, was named in his honor.<ref name="MPC-object" /> The official {{MoMP|270553|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on June 2, 2015 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 94391}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" /> A spider discovered in Spain, in 2019, was named ''[[Loureedia]]'' in his honor. It has a velvet body and lives underground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Velvet spider named after Lou Reed found in Europe for the first time |first=Josh|last=Davis|url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2019/january/velvet-spider-named-after-lou-reed-found-in-europe-for-the-first.html |website=Natural History Museum |date=January 18, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>

An archive of his letters and other personal effects was donated to the [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]], where it can be viewed by members of the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/loureed|title=Lou Reed Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts|website=The New York Public Library|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> In June 2022, the Library for the Performing Arts at [[Lincoln Center]] hosted the "''Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars''", the first exhibition drawn from Reed's archive.<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Teplitzky |first1=Alex |title=Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars to Open at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts |url=https://www.nypl.org/press/press-release/september-15-2021/lou-reed-caught-between-twisted-stars-open-new-york-public |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=[[The New York Public Library]] |date=March 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sisario |first1=Ben |last2=Tanner |first2=Erik |title='You Don't Become Lou Reed Overnight.' A New Exhibition Proves It. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/arts/music/lou-reed-caught-between-the-twisted-stars.html |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>

In 2015, in the unofficial biography ''Notes From The Velvet Underground'', biographer [[Howard Sounes]] described Reed as having been [[misogynistic]] and violent toward women he was in relationships with<ref name="guardianmusic">{{cite news |last=Guardian Music |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/13/lou-reed-new-biography-domestic-violence-abuse-women |title=Lou Reed biographer alleges history of violence against women |work=The Guardian |date=October 13, 2015 |access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> and racist, having called [[Donna Summer]] and [[Bob Dylan]] racial<ref name=hines>{{cite news |last=Hines |first=Nico |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/lou-reed-described-bob-dylan-as-a-pretentious-kike |title=Lou Reed Described Bob Dylan as a 'Pretentious Kike' |work=The Daily Beast |date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> and ethnic slurs.<ref name=oyler>{{cite news |last=Oyler |first=Lauren |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/lou-reed-was-a-jealous-misogynistic-prick-who-acted-obnoxious-to-sell-records/ |title=Lou Reed Was a Jealous, Misogynistic 'Prick' Who Acted Obnoxious to Sell Records |work=Vice Media |date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Reed at number 107 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/lou-reed-19-1234643033/|access-date=June 5, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Laurie Anderson edited ''The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi''.<ref name=straightline>{{cite book |last=Reed |first=Lou |title=The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi |editor1-last=Anderson |editor1-first=Laurie |editor2-last=Currie |editor2-first=Bob |editor3=Berwick |editor3-first=Stephan |editor4-last=Richman |editor4-first=Scott |publisher=Faber |date=2023}}</ref> The critically acclaimed book covers Reed's deep love and commitment to [[tai chi]] and meditation, as told by Reed and his friends and family.

===Posthumous release===
In June 2022, ''Lou Reed Archive Series'' was announced by [[Light in the Attic Records]] with [[Laurie Anderson]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |last2=Monroe |first2=Jazz |title=Lou Reed Archive Series, With Unreleased Songs, Announced by Light in the Attic |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lou-reed-archive-series-with-unreleased-songs-announced-by-light-in-the-attic/ |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> The collection has released unreleased material with an album called ''Words & Music, May 1965'', along with a reissue of his final solo studio album ''[[Hudson River Wind Meditations]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hopper |first1=Alex |title=Lou Reed Archive Series to Roll Out Rare and Unreleased Material from the Godfather of Punk |url=https://americansongwriter.com/lou-reed-archive-series-to-roll-out-rare-and-unreleased-material-from-the-godfather-of-punk/ |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=[[American Songwriter]] |date=June 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Lou Reed's earliest Velvet Underground demos unearthed for reissue |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/06/lou-reeds-earliest-velvet-underground-demos-unearthed-for-reissue |access-date=June 16, 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>