![]() ![]() And I think that Todd Haynes's movie shows that that is actually a f***** good thing. Which is also why there's so much mystique to the band. The only people who were shooting them, were people who were using cinema in this experimental way. There is not a single straight performance of The Velvet Underground that you can watch. And also, what's particularly intriguing about The Velvet Underground, more so than a lot of other 60s bands, is that the way that they were documented was by avant-garde cinema. It's about this moment that was happening in New York. This record that we're talking about, which is this Velvet Underground tribute record, exists because of the Todd Haynes movie that's about to come out. Matt Sweeney On The Apple Original ‘The Velvet Underground’ Documentary Film. For people who are lazy thinkers, and for people who are very intense thinkers, that banana record is more than a record. I think that that's why this banana record is such a big deal to people, is because it stands for something more than it. Matt Sweeney On The Velvet Underground’s Original Self-Titled Album. I mean, they're a really interesting conversation, I guess, in the abstract, but they're way better to listen to than to talk about, which is saying a lot, because they're one of the most interesting bands of all time, as far as just the story goes. Nobody listens to The Velvet Underground, I feel like, which is really f***** stupid, because they're a way more interesting. You know, everybody fucking talks about The Velvet Underground. So when I say you're not allowed to cover The Velvet Underground, it's also important to really do The Velvet Underground a service, and at least talk about them or bring people's attention to them, because there's another funny thing about The Velvet Underground, which is that they're a band that's talked about way more than listened to. But what's interesting about the cover thing is that in the Eighties, when I first heard about them, it wasn't because I had any access to the records, because I didn't, it was always people talking about them. I have a peer group that feels the same way about that band, and so I'm pretty intense about the band. The Velvet Underground are my favourite band. Matt Sweeney On Why The Velvet Underground Should Be Listened To More Rather Than Only Talked About. A statement or an appropriate sound for the time. All we know is that a cough is a bad thing, and so that's why the song ends with Iggy coughing. ![]() So now I kind of had two things, which is like, “All right, this is Iggy singing the Velvet Underground, which is a f****** huge deal.” And then also, we're playing this kind of chaotic song in the day before our lives are about to get ruined. So we got together in the studio the day before f****** lockdown happened. It was like, “Yeah, that sounds cool.” And the timing was interesting, because it was late February of 2020, that Iggy happened to be in town and just everything lined up. So I asked Iggy, and weirdly, he said yes, and there was no back and forth. So then I figured I should ask Iggy, because I had been thinking about how the only person who I'd be interested in hearing Lou Reed lyrics from is Iggy Pop. It's like their most fun and most difficult song, in some ways. That was worth considering, because of the nature of that song, which is that it's an eight-minute, really difficult song. Matt Sweeney On Covering 'European Son' With Iggy Pop. Kurt Vile also chats with STROMBO about the influence of Lou Reed. Musician and record producer Matt Sweeney talks to STROMBO, Hits about the impact and importance of The Velvet Underground, the ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico’ album, his cover of 'European Son' with Iggy Pop, and the upcoming Apple Original ‘The Velvet Underground’ documentary film. ![]()
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