"Sometimes I wish I wrote more songs, I don't write anywhere outside the studio. That's where it always gets done – going blindly into something. To me that's always been important. To go blindly into it."John Cale
Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (Est. 1999) is the ultimate unofficial John Cale website
Timeline
A year-by-year account of the highs and lows in his career. Pick a year from the menu and find out what was going on back then.
These pages are updated regularly, filling in blanks, adding quotes, photos, videos and what-not. Contact me if you have something to add.
Popular picks
- 1963 (performing Vexations)
- 1977 (Croydon Chicken)
- 1990 (Velvets back on stage in Jouy-En-Josas)
- 1994 (Performing Eat/Kiss with Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker)
- 2025 (updated quite often, what do you think)
Cale on stage
The timeline is cross-referenced with notable live performances. Visit the extensive setlists archive for an in-depth look of Cale on stage. Each decade is preceded by a page cherry picking highlights.
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Order the remastered and expanded Paris 1919 album (2LP, CD) via Domino Records
Order the remastered and expanded The Academy in Peril album (LP, CD) via Domino Records
