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glenn says on 20/May/08
rob-im still seeing reed very often and he is 5-9. Dan says on 19/May/08
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There's him next to Brandon Flowers, who is about 5'11", so between 5'8" and 10" is about right for Lou.
glenn says on 8/Feb/08
rob-ive been examining reed in his sneakers lately,and he was 5-9 peak and least.like i said all along.5-10 not impossible too.he is still close to 5-9. Mrs E says on 1/Oct/07
I saw him yesterday- he was just a few inches away from me. 5'5' or 5'6 at best. Short guy. Big muscles though. glenn says on 26/Aug/07
i dont understand why reed looked 5-9,5-10 to me. Mr. T says on 25/Aug/07
Then again, he does look 5'7" these days next to Wainwright. Maybe he was 5'8" at peak. Remi says on 15/Apr/07
I don't think Jack Wyatt is over 6'1"" or so, and have always thought Lou was more like 5'7", so that I think that math works out no? BTW, met Lou once and he was decidedtly shorter than I would have thought (I'm am 6-3+ and he was at least 7-8 inches shorter). Cheers, out. Dee says on 1/Apr/07
About that photo of Lou Reed with Jack White: I just noticed from the angle of the top part of the microphone stands that it looks like the photo was taken more from Jack White's side. If he's closer to the camera, that could be part of the reason he looks so much bigger. It's possible that the height difference there is really only six inches instead of seven. In that case, 5'8" for Lou Reed and the 6'2" for Jack White would be about right. I don't think it's too much less than that, and the microphone stands are another clue here. At this awards show there were various performers, while the Raconteurs were the "house band" for the night. Lou Reed just joined them for one number. So his microphone stand height (the vertical portion) probably would have been set at some generic height, so that the height of the microphone itself could have been easily adjusted with one hand, merely by tilting the angled part. (Adjusting the vertical part requires two hands.) From the photo it looks like the top of the vertical part -- where it joins to the angled part -- is about at the same height for both LR's mike stand and JW's mike stand. But the angled part is clearly angled a lot lower on Lou Reed's mike than on Jack White's. So I would guess there's at least a six inch height difference between them. Dee says on 31/Mar/07
Here's Lou Reed with Jack White, on stage at the Video Music Awards a few months back: Click Here
The top of Lou Reed's head comes to just above JW's mouth, and that's a height difference of about seven (7) inches, according to the page here on "How to Measure a Celebrity's Height." (And no, Jack White was not wearing big heels.)
But Lou Reed is listed at 5'8" while Jack White is listed at 6'1.5". So one of those listed heights has to be off, maybe both. Either Jack White is 6'2" and Lou Reed is only around 5'7", or if Lou Reed is 5'8" then Jack White must be around 6'3". Maybe it's in between those two. I can't see Lou Reed being 5'9", because that would put Jack White at 6'4" and I don't think he's quite that tall. Maximiliano says on 20/Mar/07
He couldn`t be that short, we`been together once, by the way mine is 17,3cm long.
Great lyricist Roger says on 28/Feb/07
Watched him on In the Attic from Joe's Pub in NY from the other night, he looks to be about 5-8 or so compared to Townshend's 5-11.75 when they stand together at the end. BTW, Pete is definitely looking under 6 ft these days. glenn says on 23/Feb/07
he was nice to me.i saw him snotty with others.saw him many times in the early 90s.not since. Dex says on 22/Feb/07
I agree with 5"8 or 5"9. Glenn, is he a cool guy? He's always come off to me as a cool, laid back kind of guy. Glenn says on 24/Sep/06
One pic he looks 5-10 next to me.the next pic 5-9. Tom T. says on 24/Sep/06
Shoot em down Glen - he ain't that small I don't think. Glenn says on 16/Sep/06
My pics with him will shoot you down. Robert says on 15/Sep/06
Have met him and he's definitely below average height - the 5'5" to 5'6" range (like Roger Daltrey)is accurate (as with lots of musicians, they can be surprisinglty diminutive in person). I'm 6'3" and he was certainly 8-10 in. shorter. Great songwriter and lyricist. Glenn says on 27/Jul/06
Thank you ano.thats what he always looked to me. ano says on 27/Jul/06
at mad tus in new york he looks 5'10"
Mr. T says on 13/Jul/06
I met him once when I was much younger (and I'm quite young now). Probably sometime in the late 90s. I do remember that he and my father were about the same size (and he barely scrapes 5'5"). Maybe he slouches. Glenn says on 11/Jul/06
You ever met him mr.t? I did many times in the early 90s,and in fact he would look slightly under 5-10.now Im not saying he is 5-10,but he isnt smaller than 5-8. Mr. T says on 10/Jul/06
Definitely not 5'8". I don't know how that number got out. Always looked closer to 5' than 6', now and in the 70s. CelebHeights Editor says on 17/Feb/06
Sunday Herald interviewer described him: "Reed enters the room, 62 years old, five foot five" |