item itemThe American singer and former Velvet Underground vocalist Lou Reed died at the age of 71.
Known asPerfect Day and Walk on the Wild Side, Reed is considered one of the most influential singers and songwriters of rock music genres.
Vellvet Underground is famous for itsthe type of music and their art and their collaboration with Andy Warhol. According to the Associated Press news agency, Reed's agent, Andrew Wylie, said he died of "heart-related illness.
" Wylie said the musician diedat his home in Long Island, New York, on "Former Velvet Undergroundmember John Cale wrote on his website:" The world has lost a good songwriter and poet ... I lost my schoolmate.
"Another musician who expressed their grief was The Who, who wrote cuitan on Twitter:
" RIP Lou Reed.
Go calmly. "While Iggy Pop musician says this is" bad news.
A former liquor drinker and drug user for years, the Brooklyn-born vocalist of 1942 underwent a liver transplant in May after suffering from liver failure.
"I am a testament to the gloryof modern medical science," Reed said on his website on June 1.
The Velvet Underground had achieved commercial success during their existence in the 1960s.
But their widespread influence on the music inthe next few decades was also acknowledged extensively.
The flow of alternative punk, glam, and rock bands that emerged in the 1970s, 80s and 90s were all indebted to Reed, whose doubts were sung by many younger singers and bands likeREM, David Bowie, Nirvana, and PattiSmith. Music producer Brian Eno once concluded their influence by saying: "Velvet Underground's first album sold only 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought the album laterformed a band.
" The group has entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
