>Lou Reed died.
>
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24697765

I just saw the headline and was going to start a thread myself. His music wasn't everyone's cup of tea but I liked him a lot. It was said that the Velvet Underground's first album sold only 15,000 copies but every one of them went out and started a band. Even though he was never popular enough to sell out stadiums, his influence was colossal.