Back in the early 1980’s, I photographed Prince- A LOT. His opening act was usually a group called Vanity 6, three scantily clad women (I think the 6 stood for the number of almost bare breasts on stage!!) They weren’t great but they put on a great show.
In 1986, Vanity, the lead singer of the band, put out a solo album and came to Chicago to promote it to radio. I was asked to ride along in the limo (longest limo I had ever seen. Just me, Vanity and the record company guy we were riding with. He was trying to explain to Vanity that we were meeting a bunch of radio guys at the fanciest, most expensive seafood restaurants in Chicago for lunch, conversation and photos.
She did not seem in any way interested in fancy seafood. She just sat looking out the window. All of a sudden, she started jumping up and down, pointing and yelling Mickey D’s- Mickey D’s!!!
Heading for the most expensive seafood place in Chicago, she directed us through the drive through (no small task- A masterful bit of driving) so that she could order a fish sandwich and fries. I never knew if she was fooling with us or not, but it sure was funny!
Vanity (Denise Matthews) passed away this week at the age of 57.