Reed cleaned up in the early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with The Blue Mask (1982) and New Sensations (1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album New York.ġ0 on the Billboard 200 but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism. Reed participated in the re-formation of the Velvet Underground in the 1990s, and made several more albums, including a collaboration album with John Cale titled Songs for Drella which was a tribute to their former mentor Andy Warhol. Magic and Loss (1992) would become Reed's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at No. He contributed music to two theatrical interpretations of 19th century writers, one of which he developed into an album titled The Raven. He married his third wife Laurie Anderson in 2008, and recorded the collaboration album Lulu with Metallica.
Reed has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice as a member of the Velvet Underground in 1996 and as a solo act in 2015. 1.2 1958–64: Early recordings and education.1.3 1964–70: Pickwick and the Velvet Underground.1.4 1970–75: Glam rock and commercial breakthrough.1.5 1975–79: Addiction and creative work.1.7 1990–99: Velvet Underground reunion and various projects.1.8 2000–12: Rock and ambient experimentationīiography 1942–57: Early life.Lewis Allan Reed was born on March 2, 1942, at Beth-El Hospital (later Brookdale) in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island.