Ahead of his corridor of Fame induction,Merrill Reed Weiner addressed rumors about Velvet Underground founder’s mental health treatment and historyDays before Lou Reed’s posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll corridor of Fame, his sister wrote about long-held rumors concerning the musician’s mental health treatment and history.
Merrill Reed Weiner said she hoped the piece would provide “clarity and context” to Reed’s childhood, and which has been subject to increased scrutiny since he died of liver disease in October 2013. In the essay,she disputes rumors that he was sent to electroshock therapy for homosexual urges and that he was abused by their father. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com