Favorite song Quote by Scarface

When I was 13, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground made more sense to me than anything else.

— Alissa Quart

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 don't think I'll ever be able to fully explain the way that the Velvet Underground's records opened a door in my head. But…

— Ezra Furman

When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side.

— Michael Rapaport

I love the Velvet Underground, bro.

— Scarface

What made Andy famous was the years I managed him. I created the Velvet Underground and told him not to worry about them because…

— Paul Morrissey

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

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

— Ezra Furman

As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz,…

— Moby

“For careers you say you went to be remembered for your art Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange Making…

— Belle & Sebastian

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

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

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

I grew up in the '90s. I listened to a lot of The Clash, Velvet Underground and Roxy Music. I wasn't into Boyzone, or…

— Aaron Taylor-Johnson