1. New Age
(Reed, 1969)
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground Live 1969
 

“The librarian. She doesn’t live for real, she’s only doing research. Such a New Age type with a boring haircut and big glasses. Glasses are - for men - always a sign of vulnerability. … I have a friend who is a model, and she gets more attention when she wears glasses. Men saw an attractive woman with glasses, and thought, ‘Now that one is easier than one without glasses...’” [Samsonic - Sept/Oct 2001]

“In New Age, the character is really engulfed in this passion. And I think she’s really worried about what the new age is going to be, and she’s determined not to sit on the sidelines anymore as it develops. There’s this igniting of passion on the whole record. I wanted to have this balmy, undulating rhythm going on... sort of stripped. And that’s where the passion was coming from.” [Ice - September 2001]

“She’s a writer, an observer. She’s doing research; she’s documenting like an Encyclopedia Britannica of life and experience. Her big line is, ‘Well, I’m doing Research.’” [AP - October 2001]