Lou Reed wants NY street named after him

Lou Reed is campaigning to have a New York street named after him.

Tue, 30 Sep, 2008 - 17:08

Lou Reed is campaigning to have a New York street named after him.

The 66-year-old rocker was born in Brooklyn and has spent all of his life living in Manhattan, where he was once nicknamed the Bard of the East Village.

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