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This skillfully written and respectful biography takes us through Reed's life and career . . . . Levy has produced an informative and insightful look at a rock star and songwriter whose work... — Booklist More…

Rarely does longform music criticism get this personal, but Furman's willingness to be vulnerable as he excavates Transformer makes his debut book an incisive and necessary read — Pitchfork More…

Transformer is an even more staggering brief than Wired (about John Belushi) — Spin More…

As a poet, he must be counted as a solitary artist. And so, Lou, thank you for brutally and benevolently injecting your poetry into music — The Guardian More…

An even-handed, well-researched portrait — Financial Times More…

this "sincere speed-written, blood-spattered tribute" strings together the raciest anecdotes...and does it rather well. -- Waldemar Januszczak — Sunday Times More…