I’ve been battling labels and name-calling and shaming for a long time. You praise all the strong women in your life in the song “By a Woman.” She was my first strong female influence. She took one hit of pot and what would come out of her mouth was like heaven drenched in chocolate. She wasn’t a singer yet, but I’d go over to her loft on 23rd Street and she had this big mirror and together we’d put on Raw Power and pretend to be rock stars. She and I hit it off like a house on fire. I wrote poems a lot and instantly became friends with Patti Smith, who had dated Todd. I very quickly became rock royalty: There was Mick and Bianca, Angie and David, Bebe and Todd. He came down and Todd and I made eye contact and there was an immediate connection that you can’t deny. You had to throw a penny at Todd’s window because he didn’t have a doorbell and he lived on the second floor.
The scene in Taxi Driver where Jodie Foster is leaning up against the door? That’s right there. I looked at him and said, “Wow, he’s fantastic.” So we pulled up to 13th Street between Second and Third, and in those days, that neighborhood was dangerous. I said, “Who’s that?” He happened to have an issue of Rolling Stone in the car and they had just done a story on Todd. He’d take us out dancing in New York and one night he was taking me to see Man of La Mancha, and said, “I have to stop by my friend’s house and drop off some tapes.” And it was Todd Rundgren. I met this guy on the modeling circuit, who was gay and not interested in any of the models. Your relationship with Todd was legendary. My first four dates were with Todd Rundgren, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Mick. I just thought it was part of the uniform. I’d stand in front of the mirror and copy him, and I’d put a sock down my pants so I had a nice bulge. Do you remember when that began?Īs early as five I’d stick my leg out in a rock stance for family pictures. You developed a love for rock & roll well before you became a model. We talked to Buell, who will bring her live show to New York’s Joe’s Pub on April 29th, about writing her new album, playing Monopoly with Hugh Hefner and the time she carried Steven Tyler home. What’s important is where you go and how you go.” “I don’t think people should have an age. This includes photos, which are not obviously retro and portraits of famous young women doing nothing but posing.“Ageism is one of my crusades,” says Buell, picking at a salad at her favorite Nashville coffee shop. Please add the info in the comments.ĥ: All reposts less than six months old and all reposts less than a year old from Top 100 will be removed.ħ: We reserve the right to remove any post that doesn't showcase historical coolness.
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