Did you know that the Velvet Underground was not, in fact, a real underground? It was just a band.
John Cale, the band's original bassist, was a founding member of the band but only because he was the only one who could tolerate Lou Reed's antics.
The Velvet Underground's debut album was a commercial failure, but it's now considered a cult classic, which is just a fancy way of saying "it's still not very successful but people like it."
Andy Warhol was a fan of the Velvet Underground, but only because he thought their music sounded like a cross between a factory and a jazz club.
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