a second album, Venus D'Vinyl, in 1979. She split up with Lepore and the group disbanded, with Vanilla returning to the U.S. In 1980 she performed the narrative on Vangelis' "Not A Bit – All Of It" (from his See You Later album). She later ran his American office. In 1984, she played the hitchhiker and the waitress on Roger Waters' album, The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking In 1987, she was the composer in the boxing club documentary film Broken Noses. She returned to recording in the early 1990s, releasing Blue Roses, with Man Parrish and Barb Morrison, plus two singles. Blue Roses combines spoken word poetry with electronic music. Her autobiography, Lick Me: How I Became Cherry Vanilla, was published in October 2010 by the Chicago Review Press. The foreword was written by Rufus Wainwright. A song entitled "Cherry Vanilla" celebrating her career and recorded by The (Fabulous) Cult of John Harley was produced by Martin Rushent. The song was used during the launch of the book. A launch party for "Lick Me" was held November 4, 2010 at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles where Rufus Wainwright performed and Angela Bowie was in attendance. Filmography Let's Get Lost (1988), herself Discography Albums Bad Girl (1978), RCA Venus d'Vinyl (1979), RCA Blue Roses (with Man Parrish) (1993), E.S.P. Singles "The Punk" (1977), RCA "Liverpool" (1978), RCA Victor – Netherlands only "Moonlight" (1979), RCA "Fone Sex" (1991), Radikal – with Man Parrish "Techno Sex" (1992), Radikal – with Man Parrish Books "Lick Me: How I Became Cherry Vanilla" (2010) Chicago Review Press References External links Official site Cherry Vanilla at punk77.co.uk punk77.co.uk, 2006 interview punk77.co.uk, 2007 interview 2016 interview People from Woodside, Queens People from Staten Island Actresses from New York City Singers from New York City American rock singers Women punk rock singers Living people 1943 births People associated with The Factory Women in punk