Brigid Berlin

Brigid Berlin (aka Brigid Polk, September 6, 1939 – July 17, 2020) grew up in a world of wealth and celebrity. Her mother was a socialite, and her father ran the Hearst publishing empire. From an early age, she rebelled by overeating, marrying a gay window dresser, and immersing herself in the amphetamine scene of the Sixties. She met Andy Warhol, who admired her unfiltered verbal energy. Warhol cast her in several Silver Factory films, including Chelsea Girls. A regular at Max’s Kansas City, she developed her own art, such as Tit Prints, trip books, Polaroids, and obsessively taped phone conversations. Brigid Berlin’s recordings of The Velvet Underground led to their first live album. She worked for Interview magazine, and her conversations with Warhol became part of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol.

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John Cale

John Cale, born in 1942 in Wales, has spent over 50 years bridging avant-garde and pop music. A key player in LaMonte Young’s Theatre of Eternal Music, co-founder of The Velvet Underground, and a prolific solo artist and producer, Cale's collaborations span from Patti Smith to The Happy Mondays.

John Cale

John Cale, born in 1942 in Wales, has spent over 50 years bridging avant-garde and pop music. A key player in LaMonte Young’s Theatre of Eternal Music, co-founder of The Velvet Underground, and a prolific solo artist and producer, Cale's collaborations span from Patti Smith to The Happy Mondays.