After the collapse

Keil, Reed and Nico started more or less successful solo career, occasionally collaborating with one another (eg, Keil sprodyusiroval several albums Nico). Sterling Morrison was a professor for some time teaching medieval literature at the University of Texas and Austin, and then a few years he was captain of the tug. Maureen Tucker family lived in the 80's for a while returning to the music. Among the groups that tried to pursue a musical career Morrison toured, and the team was Tucker.

Czech dissident Vaclav Havel was a fan of The Velvet Underground, and even was in a friendly relationship with Lou Reed. Commenting on his involvement in the group name resembles the name of «Velvet Revolution», which resulted in the Czech Republic was overthrown communism, Reid said that her idea of meet the amicable nature - in fact, these events were bloodless. Following the election of Havel as the first president of Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic, Reed visited him in Prague. September 16, 1998 at the request of Havel Reid played on a ceremonial dinner in his honor at a reception in Clinton.