Warhol’s Pork starring Vanilla is cited as a direct influence on Bowie’s change from floppy hatted folk singer to outrageous glitter queen in 71/72.

Vanilla was the first female to front a rock band on the NY scene, ahead of Patti Smith and Blondie. Her high profile in NY was the impetus for Miles Copeland to invite her to England, using her as allure to attract attention to the then unknown band, The Police. She has worked as David Bowie’s publicist and previously also performed in Andy Warhol’s stage show Pork.