Uffie: 'Lou Reed was f***ing difficult'

Uffie has claimed that it was difficult to deal with Lou Reed when she had to clear a sample for the title track of her debut album.

The singer-songwriter's 'Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans' heavily samples The Velvet Underground's 'Rock & Roll' from their 1970 album Loaded.

Asked if Velvets frontman Reed had heard the track, Uffie told The Quietus: "Yes he has, he had to clear it. And it was a very not nice experience dealing with him, I have to say.

"I don't know what this guy's problem is but on the credits I think it even says something like he wrote it. He gets everything."

She added: "I was like, 'I hope I never hear this song again!' afterwards. It was f**king difficult because by that stage I couldn't not use the song. It was difficult but at least he let me use it. And I guess I should be goddamn thankful for that."

Record label Ed Banger reportedly did not confirm or deny the claim.

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