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watch Beck and Karen O & Nick Zinner cover Lou Reed at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (videos)

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Laurie Anderson

Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bill Withers, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band were all inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday night (4/18) in Cleveland. For Lou Reed’s induction, Patti Smith gave out the award, recalling the day Reed died. “The entire city was in mourning. I realized at that moment, that I had forgotten when I was on the subway, that he was not only my friend, he was the friend of New York City.”

Reed’s wife, Laurie Anderson, accepted it and also gave a very moving tribute, where she quoted an old saying, “a person dies three times: the first time when your heart stops; the second time when you’re buried or cremated; and the third time when your name is spoken for the last time.” You can watch video of both Smith and Anderson’s speeches below.

Following his induction, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O and Nick Zinner did “Vicious” and and then Beck performed “Satellite of Love.” Watch video of both performances below.