David Johansen
David Johansen
David Roger Johansenis an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPunk Singer
Date of Birth9 January 1950
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but rock 'n' roll especially comes from blues.
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We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant.
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I listen to a lot of different kinds of music.
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Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.
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I had a picture of myself when I was a kid, how I'd look when I got old. I look in the mirror and think, This is pretty much it.
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I'm compelled to paint nearly every day. I just felt like making a painting, went out and bought paints and a canvas. Now it fulfills me creatively when I'm not doing music: it's something you can do by yourself and it's totally yours. It's a great adjunct to my life.
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We have to report any accident with our vehicles to our police department.
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You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next.
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You know, when you're making a record, you come up with 15, 20 songs. Then they start to fall by the wayside as your interest wanes. It's kind of like a process of elimination to determine which songs wind up on the record.
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You know when you read that someone has to leave a show or a tour because they had 'nervous exhaustion'? Well, I had one of those and discovered that I was quite close to death. I always assumed that my lifestyle was going to take me at an early age, but when it was actually occurring I was, 'Not yet!' I pulled back.
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We like to look sixteen and bored sh*tless.
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Either way, by realigning Eielson, the overhead to run the base is substantially reduced.
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I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.
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When you're a kid, you have this feeling like you're indestructible. Your mortality doesn't even occur to you. But as time goes by, you realize, 'I better cut this out or that out if I want to continue to exist.