as beginning of punk-rock movement 309
trio 483, 486
Metallica 493–4
methamphetamine hydrochloride 93, 248, 268
see also speed
methedrine 92, 178, 258
as male aphrodisiac 119
Method acting in song 81, 318
MGM/Verve 139, 148–9, 176
breakup with 178–9
Miles, Milo 411
Milstein, Phillip 75, 427
Mishkin, Richard 44, 45–6, 49, 60–1, 63–4, 67, 87–8, 107, 130, 247
money
as constant problem 86, 259
from touring 160–1
mood swings 1, 11, 33, 327
see also personality changes
Morales, Sylvia 334–53, 412, 421–5, 432, 434, 435, 439, 443, 445
attempts to reunite Reed family 338–9
divorce from Reed 449–51
marriage to Reed 342–3, 427
Morrison, Jim 197
Morrison, Sterling 26, 37, 42, 89, 91–2, 161, 171, 172, 173, 180, 208, 272, 324, 427
alienation from Reed 168, 174
death 449–50, 451, 452
Velvet Underground reunion 431, 434, 435, 438
Morrissey, Paul 101, 104, 120, 394
Morton, Roger 446
Moscowitz, Karen 487
mother’s love 6
see also Reed, Toby
Mueller, Andrew 418
Myddle Class 99, 100
Myerberg, Michael 101
Naked Lunch (Burroughs) 68, 495
Name, Billy 113, 117–18, 151, 172, 177, 403, 430
Narcotics Anonymous 349–50
NASA 476
Nazi memorabilia, interest in 257
Needs, Kris 486
Nesin, Jeff 345
New Sensations album 370–1
release of 372
New York album 399–402, 406, 442
release of 400
New York University 19–20
Newman, Bobby 44
Nico (singer-actress) 104–34, 204, 205, 259–61
continuing tensions between Reed and 126
death 398
emerges as superstar 146
harsh treatment of 261
singing solo 144
9/11 attack 474–5
1969 Live album 271, 272
Noel, Terry 148, 328
Norris, Rob 99, 100
NYC Man (compilation) 479–80
Oakfield Music 186
O’Brien, Glenn 190, 206–7, 213, 280, 335, 343
obsessiveness 370
Ocasek, Ric 428
O’Connor, Sinead 419, 420
O’Donnell, Frank 280–1
oedipal fantasies 11
O’Hagan, Sean 401
Ono, Yoko 453
“Ostrich, The” (song) 77, 78, 79, 80
Palmer, Robert 168, 270, 366
paranoia 83, 142, 173, 179, 182, 276, 302, 438
of amphetamine addict 268
paranoid depression 64
Parker, James 498
Paris, Reed in 204–5
Pass Thru Fire (collected lyrics) 457, 482
Payne Whitney psychiatric clinic 20
Peel Slowly and See (box set) 449, 451
Pennebaker, Don 234
Perfect Night in London, A album 464, 480
Perry, Doane 360
personality changes 248–9, 276
see also mood swings
peyote 40
Phantom of Rock 218, 223, 232
Phillips, Anya 335, 336, 343
Phillips, Terry 74, 77–8
Philosophy of Andy Warhol, The (book) 290, 291
phoneaholic 197, 357, 443
Pickwick International 73–6
Placidyl 64–5, 72–3, 138
Podell, Johnny 292
Poe, Edgar Allan 3, 105, 323, 477, 478
poetry 118
homosexual indications in 13
writing 192–3, 410–11, 475
POEtry (play) 477, 478
Polk, Brigid 184
Polygram Records 429, 434, 444, 451
postshock treatments 20
pot smoking 27, 40, 46, 49, 68
Powers, Ann 435
prescription drugs 267–8, 277, 300
probation, academic 49
psychiatric drugs 190
Punk magazine 305, 306–7, 309
punk rock 26, 194, 283, 304–11
Punk Rock Hall of Fame Award 319, 320
Q Magazine Award of Merit 412
Quantick, David 489, 498
Quine, Robert 175, 354–81
discontinues collaboration with Reed 371
as reminder of Reed’s inadequacies 374
Rachel (drag queen) 263–4, 269, 272, 275, 286, 287, 294, 298, 302, 303
breakup with Reed 314–15
Rathke, Mike 399
Raven, The album 479, 480
RCA 196, 198, 199, 202, 206, 212, 222, 223, 231, 233, 258, 280–1, 290, 356–7, 399
end of Reed’s commitment to 297
financial support from 286
record collection 127–8
Reed, Elizabeth 40
Reed, Lewis (Lou)
accepting Warhol’s control 105
advertising contract 382–3
aftermath of Warhol’s death 430–3
arrest of, in Germany 325
arrest of, in Riverhead, Long Island 251
breakdown of marriage to Bettye Kronstad 230
childhood 5–13
comeback trail 192
at his commercial peak 231
as control freak 111
death 503–5
development as writer 410
as a director 42
divorce agreement with Bettye 245
electroshock therapy 1–4, 17, 35, 64
end of relationship with Shelley 60
finding a coconspirator 31
first band at Syracuse 43
first college girlfriend 30
first public appearance in New York 195
gay life at Syracuse 41–2
graduates from Syracuse 70
image change 115–6
imitation of Andy Warhol 362–81
as improvisational lyricist 100
inner rage of 10–11
interest in becoming poet 27
interviews Romero 486–7
literary career 48
in London 201–4, 214–17, 232
new and positive 354–81
at New York University 19–20
as one of five best new poets in 1977 315
parents’ rejection of his success 340
in Paris with Cale and Nico 204–5
passion for sound quality 468–9, 486
at peak of his career 170
personal and professional rebirth for 334–53
problems after acquiring dog 59–60
rebellious side of 10, 15
as rock-and-roll Frankenstein 222
schooling 8
self-inflicted exile 186–200
sexual preferences 265
at Syracuse University 20–70
tentative entry into political arena 384
transition from cult-group figure to solo artist 206
Reed, Sidney 1, 5, 9–15, 38
refusal to recognize son’s talent 39
sense of humor of 9
Reed, Toby 1, 5, 9–11, 38
as overbearing mother 9
refusal to recognize son’s talent 39
rejection 188, 451, 470, 496
family 73, 340
relationships
bonding 177
collaborative 257, 454, 475
constructive 31
employer–employee 288
family 83
gay 41
incapability of maintaining 62
love/hate 6–7, 120–1, 153, 179, 253, 278, 379–80
secret 51
transformational 453–61
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) 23–4, 26, 87
Reynolds, Simon 415
Richards, Keith 28, 279, 348, 401
Rimes/Rhymes (book) 502
Rinpoche, Mingyur 502
riots 275, 276
Ripped and Torn (fanzine) 311
Rita, Rotton 270
Riverhead, Long Island, arrest in 251
Robinson, Lisa 194, 199, 203, 224, 297, 447
Robinson, Richard 194, 196, 198, 204, 212–13, 266, 306, 312
Rock, Mick 263, 264, 295, 300, 344, 502
Rock Against Drugs (RAD) 390
rock and roll 25–6, 40, 44, 93, 170, 180, 224
as career 66
early interest in 13–14
expansion of 159–60
first bona fide band in 44
growth of business of 138
in London 202, 215
realities of life in 79
records born out of tension 218–21
writing lyrics for 66
Rock and Roll Diary album 348
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) 452
Rock and Roll Heart album 298–301
Rock ’n’ Roll Animal album 252–3, 255, 256, 277
Rockwell, John 236, 279, 282, 303, 304, 318, 441
role-playing 116
Rolling Stones 93, 168, 211
Romero, Roderick 466–7, 468–9, 480, 486–7, 504
Ronson, Mick 215, 216, 218–19, 220
Rothchild, Charlie 136
royalties 131, 160, 430
Rubin, Barbara 101, 106, 109, 150
Ruskin, Mickey 144
St. Ann’s Warehouse 481, 482
Sally Can’t Dance album 258, 265–7
Sanders, Ed 109
Saunders, Fernando 360, 367, 373, 376, 377
Savage, Jon 309
schizophrenia 186, 445
Schnabel, Julian 396, 456, 481, 482, 503, 504
Schnabel, Lola 481
Schunke, Manfred 312
Schupak, Donald 44, 74, 350, 353
Schwartz, Delmore 1, 53–7, 64, 85, 332, 343
death 142–3
as educated hater of homosexuals 57
Sedgwick, Edie 101
Selby, Hubert, Jr. 411, 477
Sesnick, Steve 150, 153, 154, 157–8, 160, 161, 170–1, 174, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 187, 272
Reed’s lawsuit against 193–4
Set the Twilight Reeling album 457, 458–60
sex 40, 265
confused feelings about 196
detached view of 116
experimenting with 60–1
quixotic/demonic relationship to 10
see also homosexuality
Seymour (dog) 59–60
Shelby, Hubert 66
Shepherd, Eugenia 77
Sigma Alpha Mu 23, 29
Sims, Jimmie 74
Sinatra, Frank 254, 391
Sire Records 399–400, 443, 444
“Sister Ray” (song) 156
Slater, Nelson 26, 299
Sloman, Larry 295
Small Town (Sky Cries Mary) 486–7
Smith, Jack 84, 93, 96
Smith, Patti 271, 305, 310, 311, 318, 452
Snow, Matt 368, 437
sobriety, bid for 377
Solanas, Valerie 145, 165
Songs for Drella album 290, 398, 403–5, 416, 433, 453
songwriting 52–3, 66–7, 75–6, 171, 193–4, 198
changing lyrical content in 352
credits 93, 193, 360, 404
despairing tone in 16
effects of drug use on 249, 269, 280
about family 11
for theater 461, 462
sound quality, passion for 468–9
Spector, Phil 74
speed 93, 241, 243, 244, 249, 267, 277, 328, 337–8
convulsions from 276
effects of chronic use of 248, 258, 264–5
effects of intense consumption of 268–9
New York speed scene 246–7
see also amphetamine
spiritual awakening 415
Springsteen, Bruce 307, 314, 413
Spungen, Nancy 319
Stein, Alan 451
Stein, Seymour 400
Stern, Howard 419
Stipe, Michael 428
Stoecker, Karl 37, 47
Stooges, The 205
Street Hassle album 314, 315–16, 317
release of 315
Stone: Issue Three, The album 483, 488
Stuttering John (radio interviewer) 419–20
Suchorsky, Michael 301
suicidal depression 73
suicide 141, 230, 232
Surf, Bobby 412
Swados, Elizabeth 31, 409
Swados, Lincoln 31–2, 33, 47, 48, 58, 62–3, 93, 410
death 409
reemergence of, after psychiatric rehabilitation 88
Sweeting, Adam 417
Syracuse University 20–70
creation of proto-punk rockers at 26
first band at 43
graduation from 70
homosexual activity at 41–2
tai chi 341, 375, 480, 502
Take No Prisoners album 318, 321–2, 324
Talking Heads 305, 310
Television (group) 305, 310
Theater of Eternal Music 78, 92
Three Prong (publishing company) 193
Three Screaming Niggers (singing group) 44
Time Rocker (play) 461, 462–4
Timmins, Margot 448
Tots (band) 207, 217, 222
tours
Amnesty International 388–90
Berlin 482 488
Conspiracy of Hope 388, 390
drug use on 241, 242, 243, 244
in Europe 238–44, 261–2, 275–7, 488
in France 276
in Italy 275
in Japan and Australia 284–6
in London 212–7
money from 160–1
pre-tour ritual 499
riot-torn 275, 276, 279
Velvet Underground reunion 429–48
world 372, 374–81, 480
Transformer album 211, 217, 218–21, 222–5
marks end of Bowie–Reed collaboration 221
release of, in U.S. 224
sexual content of 219
success of 222
transvestism 116
Trident Studios 218
Tucker, Jim 26, 37, 47
Tucker, Kyle 278
Tucker, Maureen 98–9, 101, 142, 167, 171, 175, 178, 181–2, 184, 272, 399, 427–8, 444–5, 446
turpenhydrate 41
Ulrich, Lars 493, 494, 499
Ulysses (Joyce) 55
underground-film scene 96–7
underground jazz 67
Unisom 358
Van der Kamp, Bert 240, 302, 319
Van Zant, Steven 386
Vance, Jerry 74
Velvet Underground 93, 97, 278, 427, 429–30
audience reaction to 100
banning of, from radio 316
breakup of, following reunion 447–9
breakup of living situation 157
complete control of, by Reed 168
deformation of 170–85
effect of pressure on 126
first job 99–100
losing rights to name 194
mainstream press reviews of 129
most manic, abrasive, and powerful album of 156
in New York 122–5
and Nico 104–34
performing peak of 149
recording of second album 155–6
reunion of 429–48
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1996) 452
as second most influential rock band of 60s 170, 387
terms of contract with Warhol 139–40
Warhol and 104–34
weird and raucous performances of 101
Velvet Underground, The album 175, 179, 469
Velvet Underground and Nico, The album 131, 133, 140
on hold 145–6
poor response to 153
poorly timed release of 147
“Venus in Furs” (song) 99–100
Verlaine, Tom 310
Verve Records see MGM/Verve
Vicious, Sid 342
Vivid Sydney festival 488
voyeurism 62, 116
VU album 429
Wagner, Dick 232, 239, 253
Waits, Tom 461, 464
Walcott, James 295, 310
“Walk on the Wild Side” (song) 194, 221, 223, 224–5, 227, 230, 467
Warhol, Andy 101, 223, 290–1, 360
Cale’s memorial for 396, 397–8
death 394
death-squad entourage 122
Reed’s imitation of 394–405
renewed interest in Reed 251–2
shooting of 165–6
split with Reed 135–52
Velvet Underground and 104–34
Warlocks 89–90, 92, 96
Warner Brothers 444, 449
Wasserman, Rob 391, 399
Waste Land, The (Eliot) 53, 54
Weaver, Blue 233
Wedekind, Frank 491
Weiner, Merrill 503
Weisbrodt, Jörn 492–3
Weiss, Nat 150
Whent, Christopher 430, 441
White Light/White Heat album 49, 144, 155–9, 502
Wilcock, John 166
Williams, Danny 141
Williams, Paul 266
Williams, Richard 91
Willner, Hal 468, 469, 471, 478, 481, 493, 502
Wilson, B. J. 232
Wilson, Robert 454, 455, 461, 462, 477, 491, 501
Wilson, Tom 139
Winwood, Steve 232
women’s liberation movement 177
Wood, Peter 379
Woronov, Mary 114, 124, 164, 177–8
Wylie, Andrew 487
Young, La Monte 78, 80, 92, 105, 403
Young, Neil 413, 425
Yule, Doug 171–2, 174, 175, 179, 181, 184, 187, 192, 275, 285, 322
Zanetta, Tony 199, 212, 215, 221, 234
Zappa, Frank 137
Zeitkrafter 483, 486
Zorn, John 488, 497, 498
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