Critics have been giving me a hard time since day one,” he said. “Critics say I can’t sing. I croak. Sound like a frog. Why don’t critics say that same thing about Tom Waits? Critics say my voice is shot. That I have no voice. Why don’t they say those things about Leonard Cohen? Why do I get special treatment? Critics say I can’t carry a tune and I talk my way through a song. Really? I’ve never heard that said about Lou Reed. Why does he get to go scot-free?
>>124479062>I’ve never heard that said about Lou Reed
>>124479062He has a distinctive voice and sings on key at least. A boring singer isn't distinctive enough and a bad singer can't hold a note to save their life. What more do you need from a guy?
>>124479062KWABOTYto be fair, all the others he mentioned suck too
>>124479062His singing was pretty good on his JWH-New Morning run (the best stretch of his career imho)
And not only critics, but also music fans who have any sort of taste whatsoever.
>>124479062All these critcisms have been directed at those artists though? Cohen even references how people talk about his voice in tower of song.
>>124479062noone in history has ever acted or said lou reed was a great singer
