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divdiv class=story-body readability=91 span class=story-date#13; span class=date28 October 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time06:11 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Rock legend David Bowie has led the tributes to US singer and former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed, who died on Sunday aged 71. /p#13; pBowie's Facebook page a href=https://www.facebook.com/davidbowiesaid of his old friend/a, considered one of the most influential singers and songwriters in rock: He was a master./p#13; pReed's second solo album Transformer, featuring Perfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side, was co-produced by Bowie./p#13; pReed's literary agent said he died of a liver-related ailment./p#13; pThe a href=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151988713575953amp;l=de47fbf994la st tweet posted/a on his official Twitter account, hours before the news of his death, simply stated: The Door. The tweet links through to a photograph of a door, with a poster of Reed on it and the words Papa Loves Baby scrawled underneath./p#13; !-- Embedding the audio player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=audioInStoryC#13; div id=emp-24706610-171596 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70750000/jpg/_70750623_70750620.jpg alt=Lou Reed/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; #13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pReed's former Velvet Underground bandmate John Cale wrote on a href=http://jcofficialnews.tumblr.com/his website/a: The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet… I've lost my 'school-yard buddy.'/p#13; pOther stars paying tribute included The Who, who a href=https://twitter.com/TheWho/status/394517423476318209tweeted/a: RIP Lou Reed. Walk on the peaceful side. Iggy Pop a href=https://twitter.com/IggyPop/status/394535155173310464said/a it was devastating news./p#13; pAn admitted hard drinker and drug user for many years, Reed had a liver transplant this May after suffering liver failure./p#13; pI am a triumph of modern medicine, Reed posted on his website on 1 June./p#13; pBut Reed's literary agent Andrew Wylie said the musician, who died at his home in Long Island, New York, on Sunday morning, had not been well for a few months./p#13; pBritish music journalist Charles Shaar Murray a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj9ztold BBC Radio 4's Today programme/a that Reed completely changed the cultural landscape we inhabit./p#13; pHe said that although Velvet Underground were spectacularly unsuccessful, The Beatles and Bowie were huge fans of Reed, and that he exercised huge influence on glam rock and punk and everything that grew out of those phenomena./p#13; p id=story_continues_2Mr Murray added that Reed did not suffer fools... or journalists gladly, adding that he was not considered a likeable man, except by his closest friends. /p#13; pHe used the deliberate withholding of charm as a weapon and performed to a smallish but loyal audience sufficient in number to sustain a comfortable lifestyle./p#13; pMany musicians paid homage to the influence Reed had on their own careers./p#13; pNikki Sixx of heavy metal band Motley Crue a href=https://twitter.com/NikkiSixx/status/394538449392242688tweeted/a: RIP Lou Reed. Thank you for your beautiful/dark lyrics/music and stance on life. You inspired me from my teenage years right up till today./p#13; pUS singer Cyndi Lauper a href=https://twitter.com/cyndilauper/status/394539971190616064added/a that she was grateful for his music and the influence he had on my music./p#13; pTom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, a href=https://twitter.com/tmorello/status/394540072566927360said/a: My intro to Lou Reed/Velvet Underground was Jane's Addiction cover of 'Rock n Roll'. He was a singular, unique talent. RIP Lou and thanks./p#13; pReed's individuality was also hailed by Paul Stanley of Kiss, who a href=https://twitter.com/PaulStanleyLive/status/394539166027251712called him/a a musician, artist and trailblazer who played by his own rules./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-24698556-171597 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70746000/jpg/_70746006_70746005.jpg alt=Black and white photograph of Lou Reed/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionLizo Mzimba looks back at the life of Lou Reed/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pThe Velvet Underground became renowned for their fusion of art and music and for collaborating with Andy Warhol./p#13; pHowever, the band never achieved commercial success during their 1960s existence, but their influence on music in later decades was widely recognised./p#13; pThe glam, punk and alternative rock movements of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were all indebted to Reed, whose songs were covered by the likes of REM, Bowie, Nirvana, Patti Smith and countless others./p#13; pMusic producer Brian Eno once summed up their influence by saying: The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band./p#13; pThe group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996./p#13; #13; pUS actress Mia Farrow, whose career also began in the 1960s, a href=https://twitter.com/MiaFarrow/status/394539330108403712simply said/a: Deepest Gratitude Lou Reed. Peace. /p#13; pBritish author Salman Rushdie expressed his loss by a href=https://twitter.com/SalmanRushdie/status/394522344103743488tweeting/a: My friend Lou Reed came to the end of his song. So very sad. But hey, Lou, you'll always take a walk on the wild side. Always a perfect day./p#13; pUS actress Whoopi Goldberg, a href=https://twitter.com/WhoopiGoldberg/status/394543085847191552paid tribute, saying/a: The great amp; amazing Lou Reed has died my condolences 2 his wife Laurie Anderson. Lou was 1 of a kind amp; this colored girl still says dededede..../p#13; pUS actor Samuel L Jackson a href=https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/394533885327196160added/a: R.I.P. Lou Reed. Just met at the GQ Awards. The music of my generation. Still Relevant!/p#13; pBritish comic and actor Ricky Gervais a href=https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/394517803388399616described/a Reed as was one of the greatest artists of our time, while presenter and broadcaster Jonathan Ross a href=https://twitter.com/wossy/status/394529256904331265said/a of the musician: A great talent, a nice man, a sad day./p#13; pAfter quitting The Velvet Underground in 1970, Reed released his self-titled debut in 1972, but it wasn't until the Bowie-produced LP Transformer later that year that he achieved chart success./p#13; pPerfect Day enjoyed a revival in 1996 when it was featured in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, and again a year later when it was re-recorded by a celebrity cast for a BBC charity single./p#13; pIan Broudie from the Lightning Seeds, who sang on the single, told the BBC Reed was able to convey life in New York./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-24697578-171598 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70745000/jpg/_70745120_70745097.jpg alt=Lou Reed/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionBacking singer Casey Synge describes working with Reed on Walk on the Wild Side/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pHis lyrics are poetry, really. And he seemed to deal with things that no other writer seemed to really deal with in songs. The Velvet Underground would probably be dealing with drugs, sexuality, everything./p#13; pAs a solo artist, he released 20 studio albums. His last, Hudson River Wind Meditations, was released in 2007./p#13; pReed is survived by his second wife, the musician and performing artist Laurie Anderson./p#13; div class=comment-introduction readability=-49#13; p class=introductionWhat are your memories of Lou Reed? Did you ever meet or work with him? Send us your thoughts and pictures?/p#13; #13;/div#13; #13;#13;piSend your pictures and videos to byourpics@bbc.co.uk/b or text them to b61124/b (UK) or b+44 7624 800 100/b (International). 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