Lou Reed, the influential rock legend and founding member of The Velvet Underground, has died aged 71, according to Rolling Stone Magazine. The musician’s representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.
The cause of his death has not yet been released but it comes just months after his wife Laurie Anderson said that he was recently forced to undergo a lifesaving liver transplant after years of drugs and alcohol took their toll on him.
Tributes to the influential musician have been flooding in via Twitter, for example:
Lou Reed’s death is yet to be confirmed, we will update this post as soon as further news is revealed.