# Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground - Hardcover

by **Dylan Jones** (Author)

**Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century (_New York Times_ bestselling author Bob Spitz).**

_Variety_ and Concrete Islands Best Book of 2023 - **A "Must Read" by _Nylon,_ ​ BookRiot, and _Town & Country  
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Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen--whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s--the Velvet Underground represents ground zero.

Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band--a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory--the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York.

Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band's whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge.

### Author Biography

_New York Times_ and _Sunday Times_ bestselling author **Dylan Jones** has written or edited over twenty-five books. In the Eighties, he was one of the first editors of _i-D_, before becoming a Contributing Editor of _The Face_ and Editor of _Arena_. He spent the next decade working in newspapers - principally the _Observer_ and the _Sunday Times_ - before embarking on a multi-award-winning tenure at _GQ_. A former columnist for the _Guardian_ and the _Independent_, he is a Trustee of the Hay Festival, and a peripatetic television producer. In 2012 he was awarded an OBE for services to publishing. Today, he is the Editor-In-Chief of _The Evening Standard_.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN

**Publication Date:** December 05, 2023

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