Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 (as a member of the
Talking Heads).
Played bass guitar for Talking Heads; she had no guitar-playing
experience before joining.
Member of the group Tom Tom Club. The group's song "Genius Of Love"
reached #2 on the R&B charts in 1981.
Ranked #99 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
While attending the Rhode Island School of Design she co-founded with Chris Frantz & David Byrne the band The Artistics which eventually became the Talking Heads.