Human King: How David Johansen Made Rock & Roll Less Safe for Everyone
My wife, Carola Dibbell, reviewed it for The Village Voice, providing a firsthand historical account of how Johansen ...
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David Johansen’s Debauched, Preening Brilliance
As the front man of the New York Dolls, Johansen was instrumental in the genesis of punk in the nineteen-seventies. His solo ...
NJ rockers mourn New York Dolls David Johansen: 'Too rock 'n' roll for the hall of fame'
Jersey musicians are mourning the passing of David Johansen, founder and frontman of the New York Dolls, who died Friday, Feb ...
Martin Scorsese on David Johansen: “The energy was New York, 100% pure and uncut”
David Johansen, one of history’s most consequential New York rockers, died yesterday, and his absence will be felt throughout the Five Boroughs for some time to come. Few could verbalize what Johansen ...
David Johansen: His Life In Photos
David Johansen, the groundbreaking punk musician and tastemaker who shook up fashion's then-rigid gender norms, died on ...
Martin Scorsese Remembers David Johansen: ‘What a Remarkable Artist. What an Amazing Man'
"He never stopped growing as a songwriter and a singer, always exploring," filmmaker, who helmed Johansen doc Personality ...
Remembering David Johansen: NY rocker who paved the way for Replacements and other DIY bands
David Johansen, pictured in 2004, was one of rock's great minor figures. He died Friday. (SARA KRULWICH/The New York Times) ...