David Johansen

"David Johansen has been one of the most important musicians in American music"- Bomb magazine

David Johansen was the first punk rocker. The band he led, The New York Dolls, inspired generations of punk rockers, including those of Sex Pistols, Ramones, Blondies and Bowies.

David is not only a superior wordsmith; he’s a great musicologist. He’s a twisted combination of Noël Coward and Bo Diddley. David Johansen is always changing- you knew him as the tuxedo clad lounge lizard Buster Poindexter (Hot, Hot, Hot) to the blue eyed soul man recently as The Harry Smiths. Now David Johansen’s Rock ‘n’ Rolls show ties it all together.