John Cale

<p>When he found his way back to New York in the late 70s, he was sometimes referred to as the godfather of punk.&nbsp;</p>

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Taking into account the full breadth of his career, as a musician, producer, and solo artist, there is a good case to be made that John Cale bears more responsibility than any other single person for the introduction of distortion, repetition, and nihilism into popular music.&nbsp;</p>