"I think Andy Kaufman is to comedy what the Velvet Underground was to music - it's like, 80 thousand records sold, but everybody who bought one started a band"
- Courtney Love
About this Quote
This quote by Courtney Love is a contrast between the comic Andy Kaufman and the band the Velvet Underground. Love is suggesting that both Kaufman and the Velvet Underground had an extensive influence on their particular art kinds, in spite of not having mainstream success. She is indicating that Kaufman's comedy was so influential that it influenced numerous other comics, simply as the Velvet Underground's music influenced numerous other bands. Love is suggesting that although both Kaufman and the Velvet Underground just offered a small number of records, their influence was far greater than their sales figures recommend. This quote is a testimony to the power of art and how it can have a long lasting effect on culture, even if it is not extensively valued at the time.
This quote is written / told by Courtney Love somewhere between July 9, 1964 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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