Biography

Transformer with Bowie and Ronson polish made radio room for gender-fluid vignettes.

Berlin and Street Hassle pursued cinematic sadness without courting comfort.

His solo decades rewarded restless listeners crossing punk, metal, and poetry.

Remastered streams expose double-track grit, finger cymbal, and chamber ensemble detail.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

  • American musician born in New York City; co-founded The Velvet Underground.
  • Transformer (1972) included Walk on the Wild Side and Perfect Day.
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice—with the Velvet Underground (1996) and as a solo act (2015).