The Velvet Underground is probably the best band that's…

I heard the Velvet Underground and that changed things when I was like, 15.

— Ezra Furman

When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she used to…

— Lykke Li

Sweet Jane' is my favorite song by Lou Reed the writer, at least the Velvet Underground Lou Reed.

— Scarface

When a band becomes as truly iconic as the Velvet Underground, there will often be a box set released, overburdened with mediocre material that…

— Henry Rollins

I always wanted to move to New York because of the Velvet Underground, because of the picture that they painted of New York City.

— Devendra Banhart

As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation.…

— Henry Rollins

When I was growing up, I fetishised New York City. It was the land of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, it was where…

— Moby

I love the Velvet Underground, bro.

— Scarface

'You Talk' was originally a copy of a certain Velvet Underground song.

— Pete Doherty

I like Velvet Underground, but I was never really hardcore into them. I like them, and I like Nico, but I won't front like…

— Eric Andre

Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with…

— Charles Hazlewood

When we learned to play in bands, what we were covering was equal part the Velvet Underground and the Grateful Dead. That would defy…

— Bryce Dessner

It's hard to imagine the whole punk movement without The Velvet Underground. I toured with them when they did their reunion tour, and no…

— Dean Wareham

If you asked me to sing a modern song, I wouldn't be able to - I can't easily slip into that groove. But if…

— Ophelia Lovibond

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

— Ric Ocasek