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I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be.

Lou Reed

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Lou Reed
Age: 69 †
Born: 1944
Born: March 2
Died: 2013
Died: October 27
Actor
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Guitarist
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Brookdale Hospital
Lewis Allen Reed
Lewis Allan Reed
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Moving on has allowed me to know who I am and to be present in all that I do. I take this forward in my work and in my personal relationships. It is a powerful program and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to move on with their life.
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I don't think anybody is anybody else's moral compass.
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Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.
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I cleaned up my act because otherwise I would have kicked the bucket.
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And I feel just like Jesus' son
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The music business doesn't interest me anymore.
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The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.
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