My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.
From David Johansen
I'm doing exactly what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it.
The first Latin music that blew my mind was bumba, which was a Puerto Rican beat.
When you're a kid, you have this feeling like you're indestructible. Your mortality doesn't even occur to you. But as time goes by, you realize, 'I better cut this out or that out if I want to continue to exist.'
I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli.
Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.
It's really a drag to do the same project over and over again.
When I'm sleeping I do a lot of living.
I'm not impersonating anybody. I'm perfectly satisfied with what I am.
I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.
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