Nico
Biography
One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked with an incredible assortment of the most legendary entertainers of the '60s. The paradox of her career was that she herself never attained the fame of her peers, pursuing a distinctly individualistic and uncompromising musical career that was uncommercial, but wholly admirable and influential. Nico first rose to fame as a European supermodel, also landing a bit part in Fellini's La Dolce Vita film and giving birth to a son by Alain Delon. In 1965, she attracted the attention of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who gave her a chance to record for his Immediate label, though the resulting single, which also featured Brian Jones and Jimmy Page on guitars, flopped. Shortly afterward, she moved to New York, where Andy Warhol installed her as a vestigial presence and occasional lead singer for the Velvet Underground. The band never really accepted her as a bona fide member and she departed in 1967, but not before contributing unforgettable deadpan vocals to three of the songs on their classic 1967 debut album.
Nico embarked on a solo career, recording folk-rock-flavored songs for her debut Chelsea Girl album with assistance from Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, and John Cale.
Selected Discography
NICO was born Christa Päffgen, 16 October 1938. On 18 July 1988, while on holiday with her son in Ibiza, Spain, Nico had a minor heart attack while riding a bicycle and hit her head as she fell. A passing taxi driver found her unconscious and had difficulty getting her admitted to local hospitals. She was incorrectly diagnosed as suffering from heat-exposur e and died the next day. X-rays later revealed a severe cerebral hemorrhage as the cause of death.
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no woman singer today can touch her but i do worship patti smith,love cat power of course and admire pj harvey and joanna newsom-but thats about it,my friend.none of those tho are in nicos leauge.
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three albums-three classics-bes t - d e s e r t s h o r e , s e c o n d best-marble- t h i r d best chelsea girls...
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just went to a zine festival and two 60 year old guys were hitting on a beautiful 20 year old asking her to model for their magazine.the y were repulsive-wa r h o l , s t o n e s and innocent nico ever again. in my opinon-she is the superior artist of those three.
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So many great artists came out of the 60's. Such an impact on todays musicians. Thanks LSD.
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here they come now-see them ru now-chelsea girls and then that a**hole warhol killed them including nico...
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angel of anarchy never let nobody keep you down. keep posting man. shine on you crazy diamond, etc.
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desert shore is my favorite then marble index and of course chelsea girl is a classic but icon and the other albums are terrible-a beautiful woman taken by junk and jerks like nick cave....
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pain creates greatness-i' m ambitious but not in a monetary way-take these wings and fly away from here to pain on a rainy day-uh aa oh uh hmmmm-well-t a k e it take it take it take it-pain isn't great
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what kind of greatness is it really ? but i know what you mean-hoping the world isn't really that way-winnie the pooh is my favorite work of art of all time when i see winnie laying lifeless on christopher robins bathroom floor-its heartbreakin g .
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now here is the big one-before peter murphy-befor e cure-before dead can dance-no one touches nico-queen of whittier i'm saying the same thing sort of on comments about elliot smith-i went thru addictions-a b u s e - i ' l l take sunshine and rainbows and f**k art.
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nico has a brazenly haunting voice its cruel to say but having hard life (addiction) makes one more open to pain and its opposites im a visual artist (i know who gives a s**t but im trying to make a point) and what i know from my self and other artist is sunshine and rainbows dont make a great painting abusive boyfriends and addiction do im not in anyway saying seek out the s**t that pours out of this thing called life but iam saying pain more than happiness creates greatness-qu e e n of whittier
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when i work with people on the street in 2008-they are like the people nico is describing in her songs because its real and the truth is timeless-wil l darkwell last 41 years and if no one is listening to nico but me, did she last. ?
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between 1967-1970-th r e e great goth originals were recorded and nobody gives a flying f**k
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a genius-gothe t t e s get it nico-goth genius-three great albums desertshore- m a r b l e index and chelsea girls the weakest of the three-yay nico nay marrianne faithful
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EUOLOGY TO NICO-why after all you have done-so beautful and that ugly drug that i had taken once and floated and said i would take it for the rest of my or never take it again one year later i was hopelessly addicted to etoh for 27 years.
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i just think desertshore is a great great great work of art-nico lives!
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