Sterling Morrison Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Sterling Morrison grew up in Long Island, New York and was the oldest of six children. He briefly attended the University of Illinois and three other colleges. At one of those colleges (Syracuse University) he met Lou Reed, with whom he would go on to form the Velvet Underground. The band lasted for 3 years, and released 5 albums. After the breakup...
After graduating from UT-Austin, he moved away and was a tugboat pilot in the ship channel of Houston, Texas, throughout the 1980s. Some of his friends and colleagues speculate that the toxicity of the ship channel led to his cancer.
Dropped out of college in his senior year, eventually joining The Velvet Underground. Obtained his Bachelor's degree at City College of New York during 1970, when the Velvets had a residency at Max's Kansas City; he rode a bicycle between school and the club.
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Quit The Velvet Underground while they were on tour in Texas. He enrolled as a student at the University of Texas Austin focusing on medieval studies. In Austin he became a Teaching Assistant and eventually completed a PhD.
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Member of The Velvet Underground. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the group) in 1996.
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1 son, 1 daughter
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015
Documentary writer: "EUROPEAN SON"
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Documentary writer: "Here She Comes Now"
Cold Case
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Adventureland
2009
writer: "Here She Comes Now"
Brick
2005
writer: "Sister Ray" - as Sterling Morrision
School of Rock
2003
"Ride Into The Sun"
Antártida
1995
performer: "People Who Died"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nico Icon
1995
Documentary
Himself
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
1993
Documentary
Himself
Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
1993
Video
Himself
Fondation Cartier
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Arsenal
1986
TV Series
Himself
The South Bank Show
1986
TV Series documentary
Himself
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections