Lou Reed as Self (archive footage)

John Cale as Self

Sterling Morrison as Self (archive footage)

Maureen Tucker as Self

Jonas Mekas as Self

Jonathan Richman as Self

John Waters as Self

Nico as Self (archive footage)

David Bowie as Self (voice)

Doug Yule as Self (archive footage)

Danny Fields as Self

La Monte Young as Self

Amy Taubin as Self

Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)

Mary Woronov as Self

Marian Zazeela as Self

Jackson Browne as Self

Joseph Freeman as Self

Cass Elliot as Self (archive footage)

Tony Conrad as Self (voice)

Billy Name as Self (voice)

Bill Graham as Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)