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Kirk Hammett, left, and Lou Reed at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert in 2009
After news of Lou Reed's death broke early Sunday, many in Hollywood hit Twitter to mourn the rock icon.
Reed, who was 71, underwent a liver transplant operation at the Mayo Clinic in Cleveland in May. The singer-songwriter was best known for fronting the iconic 1960s group The Velvet Underground and later taking on unsavory subjects in a solo career.
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"The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet…I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy,'" wrote Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale on Facebook.
Among those mourning his loss included such luminaries as Kevin Smith, Jon Cryer, Olivia Wilde, John Cusack, Flea and Nikki Sixx. Read what they had to say below.
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