In New York, Nico hung out with Andy Warhol, who made her the lead singer on three tracks of the debut album he produced for Lou Reed’s The Velvet Underground.

In New York, Nico hung out with Andy Warhol, who made her the lead singer on three tracks of the debut album he produced for Lou Reed’s The Velvet Underground.
Lou Reed saw rock music as dark literature. “Let’s take Crime and Punishment,” he said, “and turn it into a rock and roll song.“