It was only a couple of weeks ago that our good friend The Swede shared the sad news that David Johansen was battling stage 4 cancer.
Sadly it was a battle that the last of the New York Dolls didn't win and he passed away on 28th February at the age of 75.
The influence of the Dolls can't be understated. Without them there may have been no Glam Rock, no Roxy Music, no Punk. no Kiss (no bad thing!) and god forbid no David Bowie. A band who broke conventions and pushed down the barriers.
The Dolls were relatively short lived although they burnt brightly. He would subsequently perform Blues as Buster Poindexter and from 2000 as David Johansen and the Harry Smiths.
It is unlikely that we will see his like again.
Rest easy David
As Martin recently wrote Enough with the RIPs and we have just dipped our toes into March
New York Dolls - Peronality Crisis
David Johansen &n the Harry Smiths - Somebody Buy Me a Drink
The Ramones are all gone, the Dolls are all gone. These guys all gave rock and roll the best years of their lives yet didn't seem to get a whole lot back. What gives?
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Sad news. Poor David. RIP.
ReplyDeleteMissed this one. Well stated, their importance.
ReplyDeleteAlso, he looks like Brad Pitt in that photo.
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