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NewsMarch, 2 New York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75
David Johansen, frontman with glam rock band New York Dolls, has died aged 75. "David Johansen passed away peacefully at home, holding the hands of his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, in the sunlight surrounded by music and flowers," a statement read on a website created to raise funds for his medical care. Johansen had stage 4 cancer, which had progressed to a brain tumour. The news of his passing comes after the announcement just last month that Johansen was living with cancer, and had recently suffered a broken back. The Personality Crisis singer's daughter revealed those details via her Instagram story. "As some, but not many of you know, David has been in intensive treatment for stage 4 cancer for most of the past decade," her message began. "There have been complications ever since." In a statement to Rolling Stone at the time, Johansen, who was the last surviving founding member of the '70s punk band, said, "We've been living with my illness for a long time, still having fun, seeing friends and family, carrying on, but this tumble the day after Thanksgiving really brought us to a whole new level of debilitation. "This is the worst pain I've ever experienced in my entire life. I've never been one to ask for help, but this is an emergency. Thank you."
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