“When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."” FirstsKidsSongSidesWalksReedsFavorite SongWild Side Author:Michael Rapaport
“People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all.” PeopleWayFirstsSaidReasonRapperReeds Author:Alan Vega
“I dropped out of Reed College [Portland, Oregon] after the first six months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?” FirstsCollegeMonthsSixQuittingSix MonthsReedsOregonPortlandPortland Oregon Author:Steve Jobs
“Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country.... I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this.... It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me.” WayYearsFirstsCountryBeautifulFoundInspiringClassDesignCollegeTenComputerDecidedHistoricalPracticalsSubtleFascinatingCaptureApplicationInstructionReedsMacintoshStanford UniversityCalligraphyMacintosh Computers Author:Steve Jobs