“This album preceded what we know as ‘punk,’ but in many ways, I feel that it might have been the first punk record before a term was ever attached to it.

“Because of their association with Andy Warhol, The Velvet Underground were part of an art world that knew no limits. Their image, the band lineup, the type of songs they played and they way they played them, their sound – it was very new and different, and it wasn’t for everybody.

“The Velvet Underground were their own happening. That’s the coolest thing you can say about any band.”