Singer, songwriter, and actor David Johansen (born January 09, 1950), known as a member of the New York Dolls and for his solo work under his name and the pseudonym Buster Poindexter #DavidJohansen#NewYorkDolls#BusterPoindexter#BOTD#music
74th Birthday 🥂🎂🍾
Happy Birthday to David Johansen, songwriter and member of the seminal proto-punkband the New York Dolls, born on this day in 1950, Staten Island, New York.
An admittedly moody stop on my Pride Month musical memory trip tonight, back to former New York Dolls frontman David Johansen's 1978 solo album. As a queer who struggled to fit into any of the labels, these lyrics still speak to me:
"I can't get the kind of love that I want
So let's just dance, and I'll forget..."