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Lou Reed - a life in pictures

Lou Reed obituary: 1965: The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Velvet Underground in 1965. Left to right: Nico, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and John Cale Photograph: Steve Schapiro/Corbis
Lou Reed obituary: 1969 The Velvet Underground, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
The Velvet Underground in 1969, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Photograph: Jeff Albertson/Corbis
Lou Reed obituary: 1972: Lou Reed and Nico and Velvet Underground performing
Lou Reed, Nico and the Velvet Underground performing in France in 1972 Photograph: Mick Gold/Redferns via Getty Images
Lou Reed obituary: 1972: Lou Reed performing
Lou Reed performing circa 1972 Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Lou Reed obituary: Performing in 1973
Lou Reed performing in 1973 in Crystal Palace Photograph: Rex Features
Lou Reed obituary: 1985: promo shot wearing a leather jacket
Lou Reed poses for a promotional portrait in 1985 Photograph: Archive Photos /Hulton Getty
Lou Reed obituary: 1998: Portrait
A portrait of Lou Reed in 1998 Photograph: Everett Collection/REX
Lou Reed obituary: 2003: Lou Reed
Lou Reed in 2003 Photograph: Eamonn McCabe
Lou Reed obituary: 2006: Lou Reed and David Bowie attend the opening of NY photography exhibit
Lou Reed and David Bowie attend the opening of Reed's NY photography exhibit at the Gallery at Hermes in New York City Photograph: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
Lou Reed obituary: 2007: Lou Reed performs on stage at at Berlin's Tempodrom
Lou Reed on stage at Berlin's Tempodrom in June 2007 during one of his two German concerts on his European tour Photograph: Axel Schmidt/AFP
Lou Reed obituary: 2007: Lou Reed takes pictures during the opening of his exhibition Lou Reed's New York at the Serieuze Zaken Studioos in Amsterdam
Lou Reed takes pictures during the opening of his exhibition Lou Reed's New York at the Serieuze Zaken Studioos in Amsterdam, October 2007 Photograph: Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images
Lou Reed obituary: 2009: in Spain with his wife, Laurie Anderson
US composer Laurie Anderson with Lou Reed, her husband, in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain, in July 2009 during a European tour of their show The Yellow Pony and other Songs and Stories Photograph: Robin Towsend/EPA
Lou Reed obituary: 2011: Lou Reed at the Hop Farm festival in Paddock Wood, Kent
Lou Reed at the Hop Farm festival in Paddock Wood, Kent, in 2011 Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian
Lou Reed obituary: 2013: John Varvatos Presents Transformer By Lou Reed And Mick Rock
Lou Reed attends the event John Varvatos Presents Transformer by Lou Reed and Mick Rock in New York City Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for John Varvatos
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