Founded by Lou Reed and John Cale and managed by Andy Warhol, the Velvet Underground is often cited as the most influential band of the late 60's, and some regard it as the most influential rock band of all time. This illustrated biography takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes-tour from it's earliest days to it's later incarnations. There is a 7,000 word excerpt from Andy Warhol's memoirs charting the progress of this band, plus interviews with Lou Reed, Nico, John Cale, showing how Velvet Underground 'opened wounds worth opening with brutal imagery, without apology' as Patti Smith said upon the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Certain to appeal to a wide age range, form people who were there, to young teenagers, this is bound to be music best-seller!