The first Latin music that blew my mind was bumba, which was a Puerto Rican beat. David Johansen beatblowbumba Change image and share on social
I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli. David Johansen arrestlizamemphis Change image and share on social
We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant. David Johansen bandflamboyantrock Change image and share on social
Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing. David Johansen actauditionhate Change image and share on social
Until I was six years old we lived in the projects, then my two brothers and three sisters and I moved to a three-bed that my mother's father built. David Johansen bedbrotherbuild Change image and share on social
I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately. David Johansen bandbrianfull Change image and share on social
My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian. David Johansen fatheririshlibrarian Change image and share on social
I'm doing exactly what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it. David Johansen fun Change image and share on social
As I recall, my life as a child was so all-consuming that I barely had time to consider the future. David Johansen barelychildconsume Change image and share on social