Lou Reed hosts MTV's 120 Minutes (1986)

Lou Reed grills Mark Josephson, co-director of the New Music Seminar, on a 1986 episode of MTV's 120 Minutes.

[@MarceloRomero360]

" I hope this doesn't sound unfriendly"- my favorite Lou Reed quote.

[@natetheguitarkid]

Even lou as the interviewer fucks with people, nice

[@PokeySoggybottom]

Funny. As an interviewee, Lou was very tight-lipped. As an interviewer, on the other hand, he dominates the conversation. Lou's always been one of my favourite contrarians.

[@clc-gl4jn]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yo he’s like a teacher roasting a student in this🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@krisscanlon4051]

My fav phase of Lou's career...truly is 120 minutes defined. Lou from '82 to the mid 90s is untouchable...still strong until his death but this period is so strong

[@dustywaxhead]

Yeah he seems to have opened up a lot more in the early 80s

[@SuperPussyFinger]

This is fucking KZbin gold.

[@II-xl7lj]

Jesus, no words to describe how much Lou is cool

[@MikeCaz]

Why, because he’s acerbic? It’s just music

[@II-xl7lj]

@@MikeCaz Because Lou is Lou. And any of these "brutal" guys with black and white stylish photos of any era you pray for is nothing compared to him And yes? 'just'? Lol, I can say that about anything, any field of activity is a limited set of moments, but in fact in this case we are not even talking about music

[@micaylab1]

It would be interesting to see what it would be like if Lou Reed and Tim Curry got put together!

[@muchomusiclibre]

Where's the pregnant teenagers? I don't recognize this MTV.

[@patrickguitar8676]

muchomusiclibre Now thats funny!!

[@krisscanlon4051]

Pow right between the eyes...nice

[@SuperBuzz71]

Their Grandma’s were getting knocked up by vocational school flunkies in a Camaro within a 120 second portion of this 120 minutes. I know. Because I was their. Actually, I was at home watching this dumb interview wishing I had a Camaro.

[@user-cs6up8eq7s]

​@@SuperBuzz71I had one but it was well after this interview was on

[@nerosinvitation]

maybe the greatest clip of all time. Lou is rock n roll

[@peteldoyle]

Lou Reed Interviewing Tom Green.

[@onemanschorus12]

Great footage. Lou was having fun with this guy.

[@nrg359]

Lou Reed learns the basics of capitalism: LR:"Why'da charge money to get into the event?" A:"Because it costs money to put on." LR: "OK, thats fair enough."

[@irish66]

"A lot of money"

[@lanettesuggs5130]

This is just the 'Great Lou Reed' being himself! Lou was brilliant and had a particular style, and not everyone understood him. After all he was "The invincible Lou Reed''

[@muziktrkr]

The New Music Seminar was the precursor to SXSW and CMJ. Lou was being a little antagonistic because of his bad experience, but he still respected what the organizers do. Still, i want to see that photo of Lou and Madonna...

[@twilightlover2443]

There lou goes again... Being difficult. Hahah! Love it

[@RonaldoMexicano]

I love how Lou Reed sized up Mark real quick!

[@Wizardboots]

If Lou is ever going to interview you ....you've done something wrong and he's gonna get to the bottom of it.

[@micaylab1]

Why does that sound like a Rich form of Punishment?!

[@oldkingcoleyounger]

Haha

[@radioffvoicesnoysyvisionna7643]

god!!!! Lou doesnt stop talking, goes straight like a train

[@stephenkane2464]

neither does the other guy haha he just keeps saying new without saying much about music at all!

[@travistolin5031]

I wonder why

[@radioffvoicesnoysyvisionna7643]

@@travistolin5031 ahah didnt even remember having commented...god it's been 5 years already...btw i dont know either xD just classic lou

[@FormerlyNYVulgarian]

3:48 Lou hit him with facts.

[@firstboyonthemoon8876]

"Why don't you have the janitor up?", Lou was such a cool dude.

[@Fishoilification]

lou's too cool for school

[@marcosbisso7136]

@@II-xl7lj he's cool

[@clc-gl4jn]

He was the coolest guy in rock music. Cooler than Keith Richards, Jagger, Steven Tyler, Morrison etc. the list goes on. Lou Reed was THE coolest

[@preciousmousse]

gave me a good laugh

[@ratsontherails]

Lou hittin hard with the fatcat call

[@patrickguitar8676]

Can i get a scooby snack around here?

[@clc-gl4jn]

Unfortunately the guy in this video with Lou also just died 2 weeks ago on March 2nd. It’s odd because I discovered this video about that EXACT day. Can someone say coincidence? Not the first time it has happened with me... God bless both of these guys

[@annamonaco5959]

march the 2nd: Lou’s birthday! i do so believe in coincidences especially after reading Jung’s intro on the book of I Ching

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@annamonaco5959 Isn’t that wild?? I just remember it was Lou’s birthday that day too. Those guys must been more connected than it appears on here😆🙏

[@lighgblue2676]

What did he die of

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@lighgblue2676 heart attack

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@lighgblue2676 www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2021/03/mark-josephson-dies-new-music-seminar-cofounder-1234706238/amp/

[@philipgroves7309]

In case anybody was wondering why Lou Reed was never hired to host Entertainment Tonight .... Lou grills Josephson pretty hard but to his credit he stood up pretty well. Lou doesn't exactly come across as warm and fuzzy but that is what made him such an interesting character. .

[@PrincipledNaturalLaw]

Haha Nice one Lou 👍

[@alvesmonteiro5022]

Ate Sempre Lou

[@theRoseofmyheart]

I want my MTV

[@christyspencer6920]

Back when it was as all about music. Cool as hell, just like Lou! I miss those days so much!😂😂😂😂

[@newwavepop]

i do not know who that guy is or what his seminar is, im just waiting for the videos.

[@shucksful]

Hahahahahaha!!, Not getting along, too well? Are we ? Lol.

[@mondoenterprises6710]

Lou's interview style: Let's cut the sh!&.

[@stephenkane2464]

This Mark dude talks business not music its incredible haha

[@katevielle4263]

Ohmygod, I love Lou. Cheeky cool fucker.

[@ejshelby5460]

Lou: why is it that I’m interviewing you? Whoever: I don’t know, thought this is just how this show goes, that you host and interview people? Lou: shut up, what are you trying to get at? I’m not the host. Whoever: ...

[@philmstud2k]

Could someone tell me what type of sunglasses Lou is wearing here?

[@Majesticon]

wow this got hot really fast

[@fredfat1606]

lou lou lou

[@nitetimepoetry]

he really doesn’t like word association damn

[@vincentyoung9869]

Lou!

[@lighgblue2676]

Who was the band at the end

[@tzazella751]

The Woodentops

[@patrickguitar8676]

Fetch me a bag 👍

[@eddietasker9110]

If Lou interview you, you better not be someone like this.

[@oldkingcoleyounger]

Mark does a it good job considering he’s getting sort of grilled.

[@Kingofclubs95]

Hahahaha

[@griffinctaylor]

This dude needs to go Lou Reed some books.

[@mikogale]

it's weird.. if lou wasn't famous & arrogant people would just call him awkward.. now he's "difficult" haha

[@Paul47Tat]

If he wasn't famous and arrogant people would have punched his fucking lights out. I'm surprised it never happened. He needed a good bitch-slapping for about 30 or so years.

[@CarnivalofLVX]

Paul Tatara Don’t blaspheme God

[@II-xl7lj]

@@Paul47Tat Lol, what hell you talking about, funny little girl?)

[@II-xl7lj]

Well, this is unlikely, given that he was five orders of magnitude higher than most people as a person, if they and called him that, it would only be because of they stupidity, lol

[@murrayelias7759]

@@Paul47Tat I worked at The Bottom Line during a period when Lou Reed played almost every other month. One night he mouthed off to someone in the audience and after the show, the guy went after Lou and started to beat the shit out of him. The Security Staff saved Lou's ass. For the many months and countless shows prior to that show, Lou was always an arrogant fuck to the staff. A real prick. After that night, he started treating the staff with respect.

[@BGNOLA]

They overturned apartheid, and South Africa is just a paradise of racial harmony now.🙄

[@MikeCaz]

Gawd, so serious, it’s not life saving surgery it’s music and fun. Dopes

[@moesomething1314]

It’s not surgery but it does save lives

[@tzazella751]

someone has to take it seriously, for f's sake

[@jcaes2365]

That’s exactly what’s wrong with new music is that no one takes it seriously.

[@lukethedrifter100]

Lou thought he was cool

[@jani3095]

lou WAS cool

[@Egurenkone]

He was

[@lamper2]

Whoever this guy is, at 4:24 he had Lou retreating! LOL He's reading some questions like biden-wonder who handed them to him.

[@viero7632]

lou is probably the most unfit person they could've picked to be an interviewer