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Several songs written by this musician employ a tuning scheme where every string on a guitar is tuned to the same note, which he nicknamed after his song “The Ostrich.” (15[1])The refrain “It's so cold in Alaska” ends a song whose lyrics this man rewrote as a sequel to a song about a “Germanic Queen” named Caroline. LaMonte Young’s drone work inspired an album by this musician that Rolling Stone described as sounding like a “galactic (*) refrigerator.” This artist was the lead singer on a 17-minute proto-noise rock song about a cross-dressing heroin dealer. A group led by this musician (10[1])released the album White Light/White (10[1])Heat, which includes the song “Sister Ray,” after ending their creative relationship with Andy Warhol. For 10 points, name this lead singer of the Velvet Underground. ■END■

ANSWER: Lou Reed (The song mentioned is “Stephanie Says”, which was rewritten as “Caroline Says II.” The album mentioned is Metal Machine Music.)
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Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.Milan et al.2915
Cameron AminiCameron et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz9910
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleParth et al.10410

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