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- David Bowie
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David Johansen, singer from seminal punk band New York Dolls, dies aged 75

Irish Times

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The punk icon revealed his battle with stage four cancer in February 2025, after suffering a brain tumour when the disease progressed in 2020.
Daily Express
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The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band's style — teased hair, women's clothes and lots of makeup — inspired the glam movement that took up residence in heavy metal a decade later in bands like Faster Pussycat and Mötley Crüe.
The Manila Times
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He began his career in the late 1960s with Staten Island's Vagabond Missionaries before joining the New York Dolls in 1971, following guitarist Johnny Thunders' decision to step down as lead singer.
The Sun
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On the day that the New York Dolls appeared on the BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973, they were openly derided by the host, Bob Harris.
Guardian

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