Famous couples

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson

Together from 2008 until his death in 2013.

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Are Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson compatible?

A natural spark, with a friendship that takes time.

What draws them together
Lou Reed’s personality and Laurie Anderson’s drive help each other along.
Where they rub
Lou Reed’s personality and Laurie Anderson’s can clash.
  • As friends

    A friendship that takes time

    Lou Reed’s direction in life and Laurie Anderson’s personality can clash.

  • In love

    A natural spark

    Lou Reed’s way of loving and Laurie Anderson’s dreams come together easily.

  • How they talk

    Good talks, some mix-ups

    Lou Reed’s way of thinking and Laurie Anderson’s personality come together easily.

  • Working together

    A good team, different methods

    Lou Reed’s personality and Laurie Anderson’s intensity don’t quite line up.

  • Under one roof

    Takes time to settle in

    Lou Reed’s way of loving and Laurie Anderson’s serious side pull in opposite directions.

Their Suns, sign by sign: Gemini and Pisces compatibility

What they have in common

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson share one of their five signs.

Lou ReedLaurie Anderson
Sunwho they arePiscesGemini
Moonwhat they needVirgoSagittarius or Capricorn
Mercuryhow they thinkAquariusCancer
Venushow they loveAquariusTaurus
Marswhat drives themSame signTaurusTaurus
  • They both have Mars in Taurus, the Stayer. Slow to start and impossible to stop. You work steadily, build things to last and do not give up under pressure.

The duo they make

The Pioneer

Happiest going first. Starts things with real nerve and loves a challenge that needs someone brave.

Two charts made into one, each planet halfway between theirs: a Sun in Aries.

For astrologers: the 22 contacts that held all day on both birthdays, the closest first
  • Lou Reed’s Sun quincunx Laurie Anderson’s Plutoalmost exact at 0.1°
  • Lou Reed’s Sun sextile Laurie Anderson’s Marsalmost exact at 0.1°
  • Lou Reed’s Mercury trine Laurie Anderson’s Sunalmost exact at 0.6°
  • Lou Reed’s North Node square Laurie Anderson’s Sunalmost exact at 0.8°
  • Lou Reed’s Venus opposition Laurie Anderson’s Saturnclose at 1.3°
  • Lou Reed’s Venus trine Laurie Anderson’s Neptuneclose at 1.5°

Sources and credits

When they were together, and their dates and places of birth: Wikidata. Both charts are cast for noon, and only the contacts that held all day on both birthdays are counted.

The planets placed from DE440, the ephemeris NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory publishes.

A correction, or a request to take this page down: hello@underyourstars.com.

To cite this page: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson: their birth charts compared, Under Your Stars, https://underyourstars.com/couples/lou-reed-and-laurie-anderson

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