Night Flight Interview by Lou Reed

Night Flight Interview

by Lou Reed

Released: August 6, 2020

Track Listing

1		Night Flight Theme
2		Do people actually listen to lyrics'
3		The Velvet Underground's influence
4		What was missing in '60s pop'
5		"What if Raymond Chandler wrote a Rock 'n' Roll Song'"
6		Making serious pop music
7		Listening to the radio growing up
8		"Adults always reject Rock 'n' Roll"
9		Hip Hop and Rap music
10		Synthesizer music
11		Vocoders and Doo-wop
12		Success of "Walk on the Wild Side"
13		Berlin
14		Metal Machine Music
15		Lou Reed's influence
16		Lou Reed covers
17		Vocal range
18		"There was never any Rock 'n' Roll that did what I wanted to do"
19		The Velvet Underground's legacy
20		His singular vision for rock
21		Balancing rock with the literary
22		New Sensations
23		Are songs about specific people'
24		Writing a novel vs. writing a song
25		Writing a memoir
26		Studying creative writing
27		Looking back: "I hope he was having a good time"
28		Writing after The Velvet Underground
29		Advantages to not being a trained musician
30		"This is what I wanted to do"
31		Thinking ahead
32		"I'm addicted to performing"
33		Why aren't you going to tour in the US'
34		Working with bassist Fernando Saunders
35		Drummer in architecture school
36		Recording at Skyline Studios
37		Recording all over the world
38		Recording the band's first take
39		Playing all the guitars
40		"In the Velvet Underground, I told them what to play"
41		Refining his guitar sound