According to John Cale, the reason Andy was fired was that he blew up the band and then fired him without telling anybody. According to Billy Name, it was always Andy’s desire for Lou Reed to become his favorite character, Mickey Mouse. Billy Name believes the problem stems from a lawsuit against Verve Records. The band’s second album, White Light/White Heat, was another disappointment. Did Andy Warhol have any influence on the Velvet Underground? Reed created a safe environment in which the band could work. Andy Warhol’s multimedia art show, The Exploding Plastic Inevitable, was named after the plastic material used in it. Andy Warhol first asked Reed to write a song called “Vicious” when they met. Nico was a typical Warhol superstar, with a bohemian flair and conventional good looks. The group was led by two powerful personalities, the first of whom was a classical music fan. The most explicit film produced in the underground pre-porn industry was shown in a multimedia presentation. This money was used to fund a slew of daring projects. Warhol became wealthy by taking commissions after his screen prints of Campbell’s soup became so well-known. Andy Warhol created The Factory, a multimedia collective of assistants and apprentices that he directed. This is the band’s 50th anniversary debut. Wren Graves remembers the strange relationship between Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground this week. Warhol’s time with the band was short-lived, but his influence on the band’s sound and image was significant.ĭusting ‘Em Off is a rotating series that revisits a classic album, film, or pop-culture moment in an entirely new format. The band was known for their experimental and avant-garde music, as well as Warhol’s iconic artwork. In the 1960s, American artist Andy Warhol was the lead singer of the rock band The Velvet Underground.
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