Which German chanteuse did manager Andy Warhol pressure Lou Reed into adding to the Velvet Underground roster in advance of recording their 1967 debut album?

It's hard to overstate the influence of the Velvet Underground on modern music. As an often-quoted line goes, "The Velvet Underground didn't sell many records, but everyone who bought one went out and started a band." Their avant-garde esthetic, underproduced record-making, raw lyrics dealing with drugs, sex, and other taboos, and thier don't-have-to-answer-to-anyone DIY attitude would change the course of music history, opened the door to experimental, indie, punk, and virtually every other "alternative" genre that exists today. From the Sex Pistols to P.J. Harvey to the Strokes, countless bands and musicians continue to acknowledge their profound debt to the Velvet Underground.

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