Screw Stephen Fry - a pompous bore - sad to see Lou go but he had a good run, considering - and he was part of imo the best rock and roll band ever, then continued to make challenging work down the years. Unlike many of his generation and most musicians celebrated here (imo). Kumbayah... A challenging personality - I was lucky enough to come to the Velvets and his collaboration with Cale, Nico, Mo Tucker, Sterling Morrison on that first truly seminal album early in the UK by finding the banana album in a cut out bin in West Ealing way way back on a weird afternoon. 50p! The music sounded like nothing else being laid down in the 'rock' world, nearer to free jazz and other wild sonics- and the revelation goes on imo ... can't say that about many other bands/musicians of the time in the rock or folk genres... I won't make any of those cloddish remarks about 'He's playing with whoever in another, better place now blah blah' as that would be an insult to the intelligence he displayed in his life, let alone my own... But rip Lou...