"Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony." -Lou Reed (1942-2013)
L ou Reed, a man who needs no introduction, moved on today. I've since been thinking about his friends and family, especially those whose friendships with him may have been complicated, unresolved... When people finally go, you have no option but to make peace.
Anyway, perhaps the yoga community does not know the extent to which Lou Reed was invested in his Tai Chi practice, incorporating it into his live shows, composing music for the practice. The following is excerpted from a piece done for The Examiner.com in which the writer interviewed Reed about his dedication to the martial art. I have to admit, I laughed out loud when I read that to the interviewer's ears, Reed's Tai Chi accompaniments "seemed different and a bit odd."
That's just as it should be.
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| American musician Lou Reed attends a Tai Chi
session led by his personal teacher Master Ren Guan Yi at the Sydney
Opera House forecourt on June 7, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Members of
the public were invited to take part in the free event as part of the
Lou Reed-curated Vivid LIVE festival.
(June 6, 2010 - Source: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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