Søndagens nyhed om Lou Reeds død har fået kendte kollegaer ud af Twitter-hullerne
Det 71-årige rockikon Lou Reeds død har fået kondolencerne til at brede sig som en steppebrand på de sociale medier. Både internationale og danske stjerner, venner, kollegaer og menigmand kommer med ønsker om fred på den anden side og siger tak for alt. Det gælder blandt andre The Who, Pixies, Nile Rogers og John Cale. Her er et udpluk af kommentarerne på Facebook og Twitter:
- The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet… I've lost my 'school-yard buddy.' - John Cale, The Velvet Underground
- R.I.P. Lou Reed. Walk on the peaceful side. – The Who
- Goodbye Lou Reed. You gave me my strength and helped me in my weakness. – Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things)
- R.I.P. LOU REED… A LEGEND. – Pixies
- R.I.P. Lou Reed. Irreplaceable. – Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
- Sunday Mourning. We're going to miss you, Lou. – Sub Pop Records
- Lou Reed, R.I.P. I did the Jools Holland show with him last year and we yucked it up. I didn't know he was ill. – Nile Rodgers
- R.I.P Lou Reed - VU was a big influence when Weezer was being formed, and Ric Ocasek told us cool stories of his friendship with him. – Weezer
Også Foo Fighters, Per Vers, Pelle Peter Jensen, Pernille Rosendahl, Lasse "Pilfinger" Kramhøft og Sune Wagner er bare nogle af de mange, der melder sig under de sørgende faner.
