Originally the lyrics and musical landscape of LULU was sketched out by Lou Reed for a theatrical production in Berlin, that was inspired by the plays of German expressionist Frank Wedekind, but after coming together with the Metallica for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York in 2009 all guilty parties knew they wanted to make more music together. Lou was inspired enough by that performance to ask the band to join him in taking his theatrical LULU piece to the next level and record this 10 track album.