Sonic Youth Gossip - A Family in Peril: Lou Reed’s Sister Sets the Record Straight About His Childhood

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Again, i do know the gossip neither do i want to know. What i DO know is that lou reed complained a lot about his childhood and upbringing, and i would not take his sister's word ocer his own is all i am saying. And im not talking about subjective experiences, im talking about actual

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Originally Posted by Severian

I have real trouble interacting with people on the subject of memory. When people tell me heavily detailed stories from their distant past, it takes a Herculean exertion of willpower to refrain from saying, "You know, unless you're Kim fuckin' Peak, what you're telling me is a work of fiction... like, I know you love telling this story about his thing that happened when you were five, and I know you've made it part of your self concept, part of your very identity... But you should know that you probably only have about 12% of the facts straight. The rest is filler... not flashbulb memories but little movies your consciousness has adapted from stories other people have told you, which were themselves full of holes and manufactured content. So .... You know... Nice story and stuff, but.... it didn't happen like that.".

wha?!?:confused:

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Originally Posted by Severian

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Man I'm a fuckin freak.

that's more like it.

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Originally Posted by Genteel Death

Have you ever read the book yourself?

Nope. And I'm not going to either.

and like Kurt Cobain really lived under that bridge?!?!:rolleyes:

rock stars make up shit all the time to play into the legend/foul shit that happened to them that plays into their creative output that was fuel to the fire.