They put the thing down your throat so you don't swallow your tongue, and they put electrodes on your head. That's what was recommended in Rockland State Hospital to discourage homosexual feelings. The effect is that you lose your memory and become a vegetable. You can't read a book because you get to page 17 and have to go right back to page one again. ✨ Lou Reed Interview: Metal Machine Music Revisited. Interview with John Doran, thequietus.com. October 28, 2013.
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- You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it. ✨ Interviewing Lou Reed: Not a perfect day by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2003.
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