Lou Reed’s ex-wife accuses late musician of domestic abuse

A new biography of Lou Reed has alleged that the late Velvet Underground founder had a history of abuse against women.

“I loved his music, but you have to go where the story goes”, Sounes explained to The Daily Beast. So she said, ‘Get out!’

He added: ‘The obituaries were a bit too kind; he was really a very unpleasant man.

Sounes also quoted Reed as having said racist statements about other musicians, like “I don’t like ni-ers like Donna Summer”, and referring to Bob Dylan as a “pretentious k-ke”, according to Spin. “She would say something”. While that would be bad enough, things get even worse when the book begins discussing Reed’s disgusting treatment of women. “And then he smacks her in the back of the head”.

An old school friend, Allan Hyman, recalls incident in which Reed assaulted one of his girlfriends while out for dinner: “She would say something”. “It’s quite clear that he was a misogynist and he did hit women”. Read the full feature over at The Daily Beast.

“Lou Reed, who died in 2013, was best known to the general public as the grumpy New Yorker in black who sang “Walk on the Wild Side”. According to NME, the author, who’s also written books about Bob Dlyan and Amy Winehouse, interviewed 140 of Reed’s friends and associates, including family members, ex-wives and bandmates.

Describing Lou Reed as a “monster”, the book traces the “pattern” in the behaviour that resulted in more than one women in his company being knocked around. Sounes notes Reed’s mental issues, including bipolar disorder and multiple depressive episodes, in his conclusion about the singer’s often contentious relationships with many of those close to him.

“Notes from the Velvet Underground” is scheduled for release on October. 22.

Levy writes in his book, “Dirty Blvd: The Life and Music of Lou Reed”, that going through such trauma at such a young age cemented Reed’s anti-establishment view and, his hatred of the system.