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
projects drag
It's really a drag to do the same project over and over again.
blues jazz music popular rock roll stems understand
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.
accident police report vehicles
We have to report any accident with our vehicles to our police department.
determine fall interest songs
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.
age assumed close death discovered early lifestyle pulled quite tour
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.
available dollar dollars freed savings
Dollar savings freed up at Eielson are dollars available for use elsewhere,
base either overhead run
Either way, by realigning Eielson, the overhead to run the base is substantially reduced.
bored sixteen
We like to look sixteen and bored sh*tless.
add beauty create forced hopefully negative positive stand test throats
There's so much negative bullshit being forced down people's throats in the marketplace, we really wanted to create a thing of beauty that will stand the test of time, and hopefully add something positive to people's lives.
aid fire initiative involved mutual public works
There's going to be a state-wide initiative to get public works involved in mutual aid just like fire and police, but right now, we're not able to do that.
good
Arthur, be a good Latter-day Saint, do your job, and everything will be fine.
component might soulful stuff understand
The stuff that I dig, it's usually got a soulful component to it. A singer that I really like. I might not understand the language that they're singing in, but I'm really communing with this person.
cast certain mortal
Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment.
life
You try things on in life. You wear them for a while, and you see what's next.