Going for the Jugular: On the Recording of the Velvet Underground & Nico

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground, author and music journalist Richie Unterberger re-assesses the role played by pop artist Andy Warhol in one of the seminal rock albums of the late 1960s John Cale and Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground performs on stage at the Cafe Bizarre, New York, December 1965. (Photo by Adam Ritchie/Redferns) According to Paul Morrissey, “Andy was [saying], ‘There’s no money here. We’re not making any money. What is happening?’ He was always very uncomfortable if money wasn’t coming in. Even though they had signed their management contract before the Dom had opened, it was not easy, and Andy had to pay for the... The post Going for the Jugular: On the Recording of the Velvet Underground & Nico appeared first on The Quietus .

Going for the Jugular: On the Recording of the Velvet Underground & Nico

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