While the maestro John Cale is best known as a founder of the Velvet Underground, his association with the group followed Cale's deep involvement with the avant-garde classical music scene. During the early 1960s, Cale performed with John Cage, La Monte Young, Tony Conrad, and many others, and pioneered the drone/minimalist sound that continues to inspire experimental musicians today. In 1963, Cale, Cage, and others staged the first full-length performance of Erik Satie's "Vexations," a piano piece meant to be played 840 times. The concert lasted 18 hours. On September 16 of that year, Cale was a guest on the TV game show "I've Got A Secret." Cale's secret was that he participated in the Vexations performance. The other guest was actor Karl Schenzer, whose secret was that he sat through the whole thing.
Watch the Velvet Underground's John Cale on "I've Got A Secret" TV game show in 1963
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