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Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Martin Scorsese Remembers David Johansen: ‘What a Remarkable Artist. What an Amazing Man'
Martin Scorsese has paid tribute to David Johansen, who died on Feb. 28 at age 75. The filmmaker helmed the Johansen doc Personality Crisis: One Night Only, which featured interviews with the New York Dolls frontman and punk rock pioneer. 'With David Johansen, it started with the music, of course. Actually, with a New York Dolls song, 'Personality Crisis.' I heard that song, I can't remember when or where, and it stayed with me. I listened to it obsessively,' Scorsese said in a statement shared with Rolling Stone. 'The sound was rough, the playing was raw, the voice was wildly theatrical and immediate. And the energy was New York, 100 percent pure and uncut, right off the streets. More from Rolling Stone Flashback: David Johansen Appears as the Ghost of Christmas Past in 'Scrooged' Watch the New York Dolls Play 'Jet Boy' and 'Pills' at Their Final Show in 2011 David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman and Punk Pioneer, Dead at 75 'After the Dolls broke up, I kept watching and listening to David. He never stopped growing as a songwriter and a singer, always exploring, always staking out new paths,' he continued. 'There was the Buster Poindexter alter ego.' In the 2023 film named after the New York Dolls' song 'Personality Crisis,' Scorsese explored the many facets of Johansen's art, including his persona Buster Poindexter, which Johansen didn't expect to take off. He created the act as one not intended to tour, after spending a ton of time on the road with his post New York Dolls band, David Johansen Group. 'With Buster, I can do anything I want,' he said in the film. 'People aren't expecting something else. They come because it's unexpected what I'm gonna do. They kind of trust that it's gonna be good, and it's always good.' Scorsese also noted Johansen's weekly radio show, Mansion of Fun, which the director said he listened to 'obsessively.' 'That was when I understood just how wide and deep David's knowledge of music history was—all of music history, from Debussy to the Cadillacs to Loretta Lynn to the Incredible String Band to Gregorian chants to David's beloved Maria Callas, all of it mysteriously connected.' It was Johansen's love of opera singer Maria Callas that reunited the New York Dolls in 2004 by way of Morrissey. In the documentary, he tells the story in-between songs at a performance at Café Carlyle. '[Morrissey] called me, and he said, 'I understand you're a pretty big Maria Callas fan.'' Johansen explained in the doc. 'And I said, 'Yes, I happen to be known for that in certain circles.' He said, 'Well, you know that film she made where she did a fantastic concert at the Royal Festival Hall?' I said, 'Yes, by heart.' He said, 'How would you like to play the Royal Festival Hall?… All you have to do is get the Dolls back together.' And I thought, 'Royal Festival Hall, Maria Callas…' I combed every opium den in Chinatown, and I pulled that band together. We were fantastic.' Scorsese said that even as Johansen grew 'fragile' (he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor, and in November 2024 he had broken his back in two places following a fall), he would still show up for screening and gatherings along with Mara and Leah Hennessey, Johansen's wife and stepdaughter. 'He would sit quietly, preserve his energy, but he was always fully there, right up to the end,' Scorsese said. 'What a remarkable artist. What an amazing man. I was so lucky to have known him. I just wish there had been more time.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
The Guardian
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
David Johansen: a life in pictures
The New York Dolls in their dressing room at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7th December 1973. Arthur Kane (back left against wall), David Johansen (centre, raising middle finger), Johnny Thunders (part obscured behind Johansen), Sylvain Sylvain (leaning against wall in front of Rolling Stones poster), Jerry Nolan (lying back, wearing red T-shirt). Photograph: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Musicians Joan Jett, of the group the Runaways, Deborah Harry, of the group Blondie, David Johansen, formerly of the group the New York Dolls, and Joey Ramone (1951-2001), of the group the Ramones, as they attend a mock wedding, New York, 1977. Johansen holds a copy of cartoonist Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts Treasury' book. The photo was taken as part of a shoot for Punk magazine. Photograph: Roberta Bayley/Redferns The New York Dolls with David Johansen on vocals, perform live on TopPop TV show for AVRO TV at Hilversum Studios in 1973. Photograph: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Photograph: Gems/Redferns An early photo of The New York Dolls. Photograph: MichaelJerry Nolan, Sylvain Sylvain, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders and Arthur 'Killer' Kane of the New York Dolls, 1974. Photograph: Chris Walter/WireImage New York Dolls in concert at Biba's Rainbow Room restaurant, Kensington, London, in 1973. Photograph: Ian Dickson/Shutterstock Johansen appearing at the Grammy Awards as his alter ego Buster Poindexter at Radio City Music Hall in 1988. Photograph: AP David Johansen with Bill Murray in the 1988 film Scrooged. Johansen played the Ghost of Christmas Past in the modern retelling of A Christmas Carol. Photograph: Allstar Picture Library Limited./Alamy The New York Dolls reunited in 2004. Photograph: Jun Sato/WireImage The New York Dolls toured the UK once more in 2011 before disbanding for good. Photograph: Matt Kent/WireImage David Johansen in a still from the Martin Scorsese helmed Personality Crisis: One Night Only. Photograph: TCD/Alamy David Johansen and his wife Mara Hennessey attending a screening of Personality Crisis: One Night Only during the 60th New York Film Festival at The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall in 2022. Photograph:for FLC Cyndi Lauper and David Johansen at a bar after the Z100 Party at the Palladium in August 1989. Photograph:Rob Wasserman (top left) with (clockwise) Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, Lou Reed, Little Jimmy Scott, and David Johansen backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City in 1994. Photograph: Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Johansen in the water as the Marshall of the Mermaid Parade, Coney Island, New York in 2005. Photograph: David Corio/Redferns David Johansen with Mara Hennessey at the anti-Donald Trump protest, New York, May 2018. Photograph: G Ronald Lopez/Zuma Wire/Shutterstock Morrissey, winner of the Silver Clef Award 2004 with David Johansen, Arthur 'Killer' Kane and Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls. Photograph: Jon Furniss/WireImage Al Lewis and David Johansen during filming of Where Are You? Car 54. Photograph: Barbara Nitke/Orion/Kobal/Shutterstock David Johansen, Ben E. King, Joey Ramone and Tommy Ramone attend the 1988 New York Music Awards. Photograph:In concert at Biba's Rainbow Room restaurant, Kensington, London in 1973. Photograph: Ian Dickson/Shutterstock Second left, Bob Geldof, of the the Boomtown Rats, David Johansen, and Rock & Blues musician Rick Derringer with three unidentified women at Kipling's Last Resort nightclub, New York, in 1979. Photograph:Ivana Trump, David Johansen, aka Buster Poindexter, RuPaul and Fred 'Rerun' Berry at taping of VH1's 'The RuPaul Show' at VH1 Studios in New York City in 1997. Photograph: MediaPunch/Shutterstock Debbie Harry of Blondie and David Johansen of the New York Dolls at a book release party for Tama Janowitz's A Cannibal In Manhattan, at Trader Vics in New York City in 1987. Photograph: Ebet Roberts/Redferns David Johansen at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, in 1981. Photograph:Performing as Buster Poindexter at City Winery, New York City, in 2016. Photograph:
Express Tribune
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman, dies at 75 after battle with cancer
David Johansen, the influential frontman of the legendary punk band the New York Dolls, has passed away at the age of 75. His daughter, Leah Hennessey, confirmed the news, revealing that Johansen died on Friday at his home in New York City. His death comes weeks after he was publicly diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, which had been a part of his health struggles for several years. Hennessey shared her father's diagnosis last month, explaining that the family had been dealing with the emotional and financial toll of his illness. Johansen's cancer had progressed to include a brain tumor, with complications arising throughout the past five years. Although the musician and his family had kept the diagnosis private, Hennessey said the increasing financial burden from his treatments prompted them to disclose it publicly. Johansen, who also performed under the stage-name Buster Poindexter, was a pioneering figure in the punk music scene. The New York Dolls, with their raw sound and rebellious spirit, are widely regarded as one of the first punk bands to break into mainstream recognition. His legacy was recently explored in the documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi, which highlighted Johansen's impact on the genre. In the 1980s, Johansen reinvented himself as Buster Poindexter, finding new success in pop music. He also formed The Harry Smiths, diving into blues and folk music, and continued to tour the world. Beyond music, Johansen appeared in films such as the holiday classic Scrooged with Bill Murray and the comedy Let It Ride, starring Richard Dreyfuss. David Johansen's passing marks the end of an era for the punk movement, leaving behind a legacy that influenced generations of musicians.
CNN
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
David Johansen, New York Dolls singer, battling stage 4 cancer and seeking financial help
David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is 'bedridden and incapacitated,' according to his daughter. The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund recently hosted an online fundraiser for Johansen, which included information from his daughter, Leah Hennessey. 'As some, but not many of you know, David has been in intensive treatment for stage 4 cancer for most of the past decade,' Hennessey wrote. 'Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic we discovered that David's cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumor.' 'There have been complications ever since,' she added. 'He's never made his diagnosis public, as he and my mother Mara are generally very private people, but we feel compelled to share this now, due to the increasingly severe financial burden our family is facing.' According to Hennessey, matters were made worse when Johansen suffered a fall the day after Thanksgiving, breaking his back in two places. 'After a week in the hospital and a successful surgery David has been bedridden and incapacitated,' she wrote. 'Due to the trauma, David's illness has progressed exponentially and my mother is caring for him around the clock. ' Johansen, who was the subject recently of the Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi's documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, shared a statement with Rolling Stone. 'We've been living with my illness for a long time, still having fun, seeing friends and family, carrying on, but this tumble the day after Thanksgiving really brought us to a whole new level of debilitation,' he said in the statement. 'This is the worst pain I've ever experienced in my entire life. I've never been one to ask for help, but this is an emergency. Thank you.' His daughter said money raised will go toward hiring care for her father and assisting the family in their expenses.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Johansen, New York Dolls singer, battling stage 4 cancer and seeking financial help
David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is 'bedridden and incapacitated,' according to his daughter. The Sweet Relief Musicians Fund recently hosted an online fundraiser for Johansen, which included information from his daughter, Leah Hennessey. 'As some, but not many of you know, David has been in intensive treatment for stage 4 cancer for most of the past decade,' Hennessey wrote. 'Five years ago at the beginning of the pandemic we discovered that David's cancer had progressed and he had a brain tumor.' 'There have been complications ever since,' she added. 'He's never made his diagnosis public, as he and my mother Mara are generally very private people, but we feel compelled to share this now, due to the increasingly severe financial burden our family is facing.' According to Hennessey, matters were made worse when Johansen suffered a fall the day after Thanksgiving, breaking his back in two places. 'After a week in the hospital and a successful surgery David has been bedridden and incapacitated,' she wrote. 'Due to the trauma, David's illness has progressed exponentially and my mother is caring for him around the clock. ' Johansen, who was the subject recently of the Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi's documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, shared a statement with Rolling Stone. 'We've been living with my illness for a long time, still having fun, seeing friends and family, carrying on, but this tumble the day after Thanksgiving really brought us to a whole new level of debilitation,' he said in the statement. 'This is the worst pain I've ever experienced in my entire life. I've never been one to ask for help, but this is an emergency. Thank you.' His daughter said money raised will go toward hiring care for her father and assisting the family in their expenses.
