The one and only pioneering musician, composer and producer
@therealjohncale , is next up in the 3Qs series!
Over his six-decade career he has worked in a range of genres, from rock, drone, and classical to avant-garde and electronic music. He co-founded The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1964, and was integral to the sound of the band’s first two studio albums, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967, and White Light/White Heat, 1968. After leaving, he embarked on a prolific solo career, releasing Vintage Violence, the experimental Church of Anthrax (a collaboration with composer Terry Riley), the critically acclaimed Paris 1919, Fear, and many others, including MiXology (Volume 1), which he just released this past year via Domino.
As a record producer and arranger, he’s worked on a number of highly influential studio albums including the Stooges’ self-titled 1969 debut, a number of Nico’s albums, the Modern Lovers, Patti Smith, and more. And as a collaborator, he appeared on Nick Drake’s second studio album, Bryter Layter, collaborated with Brian Eno on Wrong Way Up, 1990- the list really does go on and his body of work makes him a living legend to say the least. It’s an honor to have him part of this year’s zine!
Read the whole thing online or in SH5.
Photos by Ed Thrasher, courtesy of Domino Records.
Interview by
@danz_cm .
