Lou Reed Shuts Down a Reporter Cold in This Newly Resurfaced 2003 Interview Clip

A 2003 interview clip of Lou Reed is making the rounds again, and it’s a reminder of exactly who he was. When a journalist pushes him on 9/11 and the Iraq War, Reed doesn’t flinch, doesn’t deflect, and doesn’t entertain the line of questioning for a single second. He shuts it down flat, with the kind of controlled, unbothered authority that defined everything he did. It’s a brief moment, but it’s pure Lou Reed, direct, uncompromising, and completely on his own terms right to the end.