Cyrinda Foxe 1952-2002

This just in from New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain:

Another New York Doll Died today...

Cyrinda Foxe (born Kathleen Hetzekian) was the inspiration behind the David
Bowie song "Jean Genie." She was also the hottest Andy Warhol superstar ever!
She really brought glamour to rock 'n' roll music with her self-invented Marilyn Monroe looks. The Armenian girl left Texas with the brightest red lipstick for New York City and became the self made star that she knew she always would be. When New York Doll David Johansen first saw her at Max's Kansas City, he wanted her so "BAD" that he wrote the song "Looking For A Kiss"! It didn't take long for their romance to sparkle. They became the super star couple of the Manhattan rock scene.

I traded Foxe for her golden stretch lame`capri pants. She took my three piece gentleman's dandy suit which I had purchased in London. Cyrinda loved wearing my suit! I fashioned the New York Dolls famous glitter rock signature look from Cyrinda's own pedal pushers. Taking apart her pants to make a pattern, I then helped whipped up the look for the band. David Johansen wasn't the only David in her life. When Bowie first stepped off the Q E 2 arriving in New York City, the first thing he wanted to see was "The New York Dolls" and he came to the Mercer Arts Center . Like an alien abduction, Billy (Doll) Murcia and Cyrinda Foxe vanished into Angie and David Bowie's suite at The Plaza Hotel, only to re-emerge several long nights and short days later.

David Bowie was now in love was with Cyrinda & Angei had a new lover Billy
Doll! However Cyrinda chose to marry David Johansen. Their romance was the
envy of everyone. Including Steven Tyler, whom she married in 1978. Johnny
Thunders loved Cyrinda too! They had an on and off love affair for years!

After Johnny Thunders died in spring of 1991, she came to one of my shows in
New York City. It was so beautiful to see her again! She asked me to play the
"Courageous Cat Theme" which was the instrumental that she loved and launched the glitter rock tour in 1973. She danced in front of the stage! Bouncing up and down just like It was the old days again.

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