Musician related story time!
My dad was married to Lou Reed’s cousin for a few years before ending up with my mom (they met in college). My sister crunched some numbers after Lou died, and there was overlap with the marriage and the time when he moved back in with his parents on Long Island after Velvet Underground broke up. They encountered each other a couple of times.
My sister once asked my dad if he had any cool stories to share, so he told her of a time when he went over to the family house in Long Island. My dad and Lou were in the car together on the way to Thanksgiving. Dad’s more of a folk music fan (particularly Phil Ochs) than a rock fan, but he listened to some Velvet Underground before the ride.
My dad told Lou that his music reminded him of Steve Miller Band. That pissed him off, and to this day my dad isn’t exactly sure why.
I knew Reed’s manager from his RCA days. It sounds like Reed was an unhappy person