Bowie had obliquely referenced the Velvet Underground in the cover notes for his album Hunky Dory and regularly performed both "White Light/White Heat" and "I'm Waiting for the Man" in concerts and on the BBC during 1971–1973.
Боуи косвенно сослался на Velvet Underground в примечаниях к своему альбому Hunky Dory и регулярно исполнял композиции «White Light/White Heat» и «Waiting for the Man» на концертах и на BBC, в течение 1971—1973 годов.