[3] In 1984, aged 23, Stingray traveled to Leningrad as a tourist with her sister, who was studying in London and had an opportunity to take a trip to visit the Soviet Union for one week.

[6] Stingray spent most of the decade living in Russia, where she worked variously as a musician, actress and television presenter before returning to the United States in 1996.

It wasn't until 2018 that Stingray discovered Facebook and with the help of her daughter Madison, she was finally able to reconnect with many of her Russian friends, including Grebenshchikov.

[7] In 2019, Madison helped her mother to write a two-volume memoir that described her experiences in the Soviet rock scene, published in Russian.

[1] Stingray does not cite the language barrier as the main reason behind the split, but rather the death of mutual close friend Viktor Tsoi.

[2] She spends her time working part-time as a real estate agent, enjoying a quiet life with her husband, and making music with Madison during her visits.

In 1996 she collaborated with Aleksandr Lipnitsky to produce Sunny Days (Russian: «Солнечные дни»), a documentary film about the life of Viktor Tsoi.