Punk rock icon David Johansen of New York Dolls has revealed that he has been fighting four stages against cancer for almost a decade.
The 75-year-old Rocker, who helped launch Glam Punk movement in the 1970s, split the news through the Sweet Relief Fund with the help of his daughter Lea Hennessey.
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David Johansen revealed that he secretly struggled with cancer for 10 years credit: Getty
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The star is known for being in New York’s 1970s: Getty
After launching the Sweet Relief Fund, David posted a statement, claiming that he was trying to remain positive in the midst of his health troubles.
In a statement, he said: “We have lived with my illness for a long time, we are still having fun, we see friends and family, continuing, but this fall day after the day of gratitude has really led us to a whole new level of deficit.
“This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my whole life. I’ve never been to ask for help, but this is urgent. Thanks.”
Tragically, the donation page describes in detail the seriousness of his health problems, discovering that David’s cancer has progressed, and in 2020 – in the middle of a pandemic – the family revealed that she has a brain tumor.
As a result, he was unable to work because he continued to treat.
Leah wrote on the website: “There have been complications ever since.
“He has never announced his diagnosis, because he and my mother Mara are mostly very private people, but we feel forced to share it now, because of the increasingly stricter financial cargo that our family faces.”
To make matters worse, David suffered a fall in his house in November last year, breaking his back in two places and leaving him disabled.
The family attracts fans to help raise funds to give David professional care, because his wife is currently doing everything alone.
New York Dolls shot fame in the 1970s, releasing his 1973 debut album of the same name, but a small amount of success.
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They were known for their radical and androgynous fashion style, including makeup, platform shoes and PVC pants.
Shortly after the release of the second album, too early, in 1974, the group began to suffer the constant rotation of the band members.
David consistently remained the main singer from the band launch until 1976, when he launched a solo career under the name Buster Poindexter.
But the music of New York dolls lived, turning them into a story of cult success, and artists, including David Bowie, Joan Jett and Smiths, attributing them to influences in their work.
In 1988, David appeared together with Bill Murray in Scrooge, the comedy of sending Christmas Carol, in which he played the spirit of the Christmas past.
It is tragic that the guitarist and pianist of the band Sylvain Sylvain passed away in 2021 after a two -year battle for cancer.
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The singer broke her back on two places on Thanksgiving, which further burden his Healthcredit: Getty
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Despite releasing only two albums, the band was still a cult ivatecredit: Getty
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