Charli xcx - On the 'Hitmaker' term, tells a story about The Velvet Underground | Variety Hitmakers - video Dailymotion

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00:00So this is an interesting award for me to get because hitmaker to me is a very funny term.

00:08I wasn't really sure what to say so I'm just gonna say this thing that I wrote. Okay, in March

00:161967, The Velvet Underground released their album The Velvet Underground and Nico.

00:22Yes, it debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 199 and a few weeks later it rose to its peak

00:37position of 195. But don't worry, then it dropped out but it re-entered the charts and later in life

00:48Lou Reed told Brian Eno that it had only sold around 30,000 copies over its first five years.

00:56In my humble opinion, this record is the definition of a hit. This record is arguably

01:05one of the most influential and groundbreaking records of our time. This album is the apex of

01:13fine art and DIY culture colliding. It's high and low, its poetry meets drugs, its earnest

01:21meets arrogance and even if you have never heard a single song from this album you will undoubtedly

01:26recognize its cover either from the walls of a modern art gallery or from the shop floor

01:32of an Urban Outfitters. And let's be real, what is a hit if you're not conquering both of those places?

01:41My album cover has not yet appeared at the Guggenheim or the Whitney or the Tate.

01:50However, some of my merch is available to purchase right now in Urban Outfitters.

01:58So I guess that means that I'm halfway there. So thank you very much Variety, thank you Gem,

02:04everyone enjoy your evening and get some lunch. Bye!

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