Cale was molested by two different men during his youth: an Anglican priest who molested him in a church and a music teacher. [7][8][9] He played organ at Ammanford church. The BBC recorded Cale playing a toccata he composed primarily on the black keys of …

2021年3月9日 · Otherwise known as the ‘Dream Syndicate’, Young and Cale, among other musicians, performed drone music; this would prove to be extremely formative for Cale, who added drone-like musical sequences on early Velvet Underground songs, such as ‘Black Angel’s Death Song’, ‘Heroin’, ‘Venus in Furs’, and ‘European Son’.

John Cale Comes Alive is the second live album by the Welsh rock musician John Cale, released in September 1984 by ZE Records after the previous studio album Caribbean Sunset (also 1984).

Official website for John Cale. Music, tour dates, merch, and more. New album POPtical Illusion out June 14.

Heavily influenced by avant-garde music, Cale became a member of La Monte Young's avant-garde group, The Theatre of Eternal Music, which was based on sustaining a drone -- sometimes for hours.

The story of how the young John Cale, from Garnant, South Wales, ended up travelling to New York and becoming a core member of one of the key groups in rock history is a fascinating one.

John Cale is a Welsh singer-songwriter best known for his groundbreaking work as an art rock musician and a founding member of The Velvet Underground. While studying the viola at Goldsmiths,...

2024年6月16日 · Speaking to the Big Issue for his Letter to My Younger Self, John Cale looks back on a youthful obsession with music, leaving Wales for New York, and the beginnings of …

2021年3月9日 · Cale was talented musically from a young age, and his viola skills led to him enrolling at Goldsmiths College in London at 18-years-old, which was the first step on his journey to New York.

2024年6月17日 · John Cale's 18th album finds him still tricking audiences with pop songs whose lyrics hint at something much deeper and darker below the surface.