“The measure of his influence and importance dwarfs the news item, the obituary, the tribute. He is everywhere.” The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones on Lou Reed who died over the weekend.

+ “You do this because you like it, you think what you’re making is beautiful. And if you think it’s beautiful, maybe they think it’s beautiful.” From the NYT: An outsider whose dark, lyrical vision helped shape Rock ‘n’ Roll.