Velvet Underground’s John Cale Shares His Frequent Function With Lou Reed

Former member of the Velvet Underground, John Cale, continues his solo profession together with his latest album. In a current interview with Grammy Awards, the musician talked concerning the album ‘Mercy’ and what influenced him in its manufacturing.

The Velvet Underground is acknowledged for its integration of rock and avant-garde music which was initially scorned however is now praised for its contribution to underground and experimental rock. Regardless of their on-and-off tenure, the band’s profession considerably impacted the lives of the band members, which turns into obvious in John Cale’s music and statements.

Cale launched his newest album ‘Mercy’ in January 2023. Based on the musician, all of the songs within the album, together with these launched in 2022, have totally different tales and influences. In his newest interview, throughout which he launched the album, John Cale talked about these intimately.

Whereas explaining the creation means of the songs, he talked about ‘Not the Finish of the World,’ which was influenced by his way of life. John Cale acknowledged that working is how he manages to get on with life, which is one thing he began doing since Velvet Underground. The musician additionally added that his former bandmate Lou Reed shared this worth of his together with Andy Warhol. Apparently, the three’s ambition to work was so excessive that their good work gave them a ‘poke within the eye.’

Cale’s strategy to the track and his widespread trait with Warhol and Reed follows:

“‘Not the Finish of the World’ was my approach of coping with the serendipity of life. You bought an issue? Yeah, effectively, recover from it and get some work accomplished. That’s all the time the best way I’ve discovered life because the Velvet Underground — to be a continuum. As a result of actually, I used to be all the time into work. Andy [Warhol], Lou [Reed], and myself, all of us had that poke within the eye that comes from doing good work.”

The current interview reveals that John Cale has used working to deal with life’s difficulties, which additionally grew to become the important thing to success. Moreover, the musician’s work ethic was additionally adopted by the Velvet Underground’s singer, Lou Reeds. This, speculatively, is likely one of the causes behind the band’s influential music.