Det er farligt at holde ferie. 30 år siden i dag, at Velvet Underground/Andy Warhol-legenden Nico døde under et ophold på Ibiza, som følge af den hjerneblødning, et cykelstyrt dagen inden havde pådraget hende. Hendes søn Ari har beskrevet hændelsen således:

– In the late morning of July 17, 1988, my mother told me she needed to go downtown to buy marijuana. She sat down in front of the mirror and wrapped a black scarf around her head. My mother stared at the mirror and took great care to wrap the scarf appropriately. Down the hill on her bike: “I’ll be back soon.” She left in the early afternoon on the hottest day of the year.

Nico ligger begravet i skoven vest for Berlin, på Friedhof Grunewald-Forst.