March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013


The cause of death is uncertain at this moment but I seem to recall that he has had liver problems for a while and got a surgery earlier this year.

Doubt anyone could disagree with calling him one of the greatest. I've admired him for many years so this doesn't feel that far off from losing a family member...
His solo career has some terrific stuff but his work with The Velvet Underground is obviously the most well-known and often said to have influenced a whole generation of musicians.
Velvet made a whole bunch of incredible stuff and among them is Heroin, possibly my favourite song of all time.



Actually, everyone owe it to themselves to listen through to the whole iconic The Velvet Underground & Nico album.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw4tHPUK6ig

Off with you all, do it now!

This post was edited by GuZ on Oct 27 2013 12:31pm

sad day

not everyone liked his deadpan singing style, but he was a very good songwriter.





This post was edited by Paran0id on Oct 27 2013 12:45pm

Hey sugar taje a walk on the wild side do doo doo dadoo doo dooooooo