Lou Reed's "better half".....

[pepperbear]

I don't know how many people are familiar with performance artist Laurie Anderson, but I have seen her 3X in concert and each time was MESMERIZING.

Here she is with Lou being interviewed by Charlie Rose.

I saw this tour in 1986 and was lucky enough to meet her. She was very gracious and genuinely thankful for her fans. I have no idea how she feels because she has not made a public statement, but my heart goes out to her.

[shenmue]

1. Yes indeed

Gave me a little something to smile about in a down two days.

[pepperbear]

16. .....

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Laurie is one of my favorite artists of any or all kinds. I've seen her live several times

first time at the Roxy in LA early 80's with John Giorno and WS Burroughs. I really only remember Laurie, who was and is a wonder.

[pepperbear]

3. I always felt she was way ahead of her time....

when I saw her she had a drum suit, a "temple heartbeat," a keyboard tie, and, of course, that wonderful tape-bow violin.

[Bluenorthwest]

9. she's always been ahead of my time, that's for sure.

very surprising, every time.

[Triana]

4. I've seen Laurie perform live once, just before we invaded/occupied Iraq. It was amazing!

She's truly an amazing artist - no one does what she does the way she does it. She's very unique.

I love the interview Lou and Laurie did on Charlie Rose in 2003. A few minutes into the video, Lou caresses Laurie’s arm and face very sweetly. It’s testimony to the fact that though he had this rough-tough exterior, there was a tender side too. She even brought the dog!

[2naSalit]

5. I have never seen her live

but did see her on some screen at one point many years ago. I first heard her in 1982 while sitting in a group activity that was of a production line sort of thing. Most of the others in the group were artists I had just met and we were encouraged to bring our own music and poetry on tape to listen to while we worked, it was a wild array of styles from Miles Davis to Laurie Anderson and some original works of the group members. One girl brought a couple hours of Laurie Anderson's works and I was smitten with her creativity and frank expression. It was so refreshing. We discussed a number of her poems, quite lively and oblique as one might imagine for a group of artists who worked in a vast variety of media.

I didn't realize, until yesterday, that she had anything to do with Lou Reed... but it makes sense. I, too, feel for her.

[MagickMuffin]

6. Yes, Indeed: Laurie Anderson Is A One Of A Kind Artist And A Treasure

I too, have seen her every time she has come to Dallas. What truly amazed me at these appearances were the diversified crowds. Young, old, and in between, black/white, gay/straight, we love her.

At one of her shows they were selling books, and they had sold out. However, there was one left on the display stand and I asked if I could buy it, which they sold me.

This was probably when Lou and Laurie were starting to be an item. Lou was in the lobby, I spoke to him, however, he did not respond. I thought he was a bit snobbish.

Laurie, came out and she signed my book. I asked her to sign it to the Invisible College which is my band's name. She mentioned how much she liked the name.

Laurie, Listen To My HeartBeat! May the Cosmic be with you always.

[Denzil_DC]

7. She is remarkable.

It was quite a surprise when she and Lou hitched up, but I'm glad they had a long time together.

My first exposure to her was the single "O Superman" back in 1981, which was way ahead of its time and still stands up well now.

[pepperbear]

17. "I can see the future and it's a place about 20 miles east of here....

linger on over....got the time? let x=x"

[aikoaiko]

23. That got a lot of airplay in the NY/NJ/CT area.

I think a lot of people thought she was going to be a female David Byrne when they hit O Superman, but she was doing her own thing prior and after.

[Denzil_DC]

24. The album it came from, "Big Science",

still gets airplay in this house!

[SMC22307]

8. I was *introduced* to Laurie Anderson around Mister Heartbreak...

but never did get the chance to see her perform live.

[alfredo]

10. I had her Puppet Motel game.

This is another favorite.

[pepperbear]

11. that is great!

I've never seen the puppet motel.

[alfredo]

14. It was a hidden object game with an artistic slant.

[HooptieWagon]

12. She had some remarkable albums in the 80s...

that I enjoyed a lot. Unfortunately, I never did see her live.

[pepperbear]

15. I wore the grooves off of "Mr. Heartbreak"

[Warren DeMontague]

19. GREAT Album.

Still have it on my ipod.

You can learn alot from this song.

[reddread]

25. came so close to buying the guitar she painted that opens that song

such a beautiful noise.
such a major mistake.
that would have been the finest
multimedia work of art I could own.
DOH!

[HooptieWagon]

26. IIRC,

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William Burroughs, the poet, did the backing vocals on that track.

Correction...it was the alternative take, Sharkey's Night, that had William Burroughs on vox.
Other personel on the album were Adrian Belew, Peter Gabriel (also a co-producer) and Phoebe Snow.

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. I had forgotten that he was married to her. Thanks for sharing. Classic, great performance.

[Whisp]

18. Amazing Laurie Anderson... O Superwoman.

[pepperbear]

20. "this is the time.....and this is the record of the time."

simply profound.

[reddread]

21. thrown out of the Civic for passing out in the bathroom, this video is mindboggling

it was ironic to see someone hauled out of a performance at Bimbo's for a more severe dysfunction.
Id tell you my story of our encounter at Slim's but nobody believes it who wasnt there.

Im pretty sure she is getting my vote in 2016.
Laurie Anderson for President.
unless we open the elections to the dead.
nope. even then.

[Emit]

22. Gravity's Angel is one of my all time favorites

RIP Lou Reed.