Nico
Birthday:
October 16, 1938 in Cologne, Germany
Birth Name:
Christa Päffgen
Height:
178 cm
Model and singer Nico was born in Cologne, Germany in 1938. She was a part of the Andy Warhol "scene" in the 1960s. A member of The Velvet Underground experimental rock band (with John Cale), circa 1967, she made several solo albums during the 1970s. A heroin addict for the latter part of her life, she finally had kicked the habit and bec...
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Model and singer Nico was born in Cologne, Germany in 1938. She was a part of the Andy Warhol "scene" in the 1960s. A member of The Velvet Underground experimental rock band (with John Cale), circa 1967, she made several solo albums during the 1970s. A heroin addict for the latter part of her life, she finally had kicked the habit and become clean before her death. On July 18, 1988, while bicycling in Ibiza, Spain, she suffered a minor heart attack which caused her to collapse and fall from her bicycle, resulting in a head injury that lead to her death. She was 49 year old. Show less «
[on one of her experiences with Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground] They also played the record of Bob Dylan's song, "I'll Keep It with ...Show more »
[on one of her experiences with Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground] They also played the record of Bob Dylan's song, "I'll Keep It with Mine", because I didn't have enough to sing otherwise. I had to stand there and sing along with it. I had to do this every night for a week. It was the most stupid concert I have ever done. Show less «
I'm a nihilist, so I like destruction. Nihilism seemed to be the most suitable religion since I started to think.
I'm a nihilist, so I like destruction. Nihilism seemed to be the most suitable religion since I started to think.
(observing one of Andy Warhol's 1960s "happenings") It's like the Red Sea parting.
(observing one of Andy Warhol's 1960s "happenings") It's like the Red Sea parting.
I don't think about the future, I can't think further than tomorrow morning -- at the most. I leave that to somebody else.
I don't think about the future, I can't think further than tomorrow morning -- at the most. I leave that to somebody else.
[on Anita Pallenberg] I knew her since we were first hanging out in London with The Rolling Stones. She was a real nasty person. She would d...Show more »
[on Anita Pallenberg] I knew her since we were first hanging out in London with The Rolling Stones. She was a real nasty person. She would do anything to upset her girlfriends. I don't know her anymore. Show less «
