New York Dolls singer David Johansen died after he fought silently with phase 4 cancer for several years, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Johansen’s wife, Mara Hennessey, told Fox News Digital that she died on Friday in their “sunny bedroom, surrounded by flowers and music, holding on to me and our daughter, Leah.
“We had a marvelous adventure of living together. He was an extraordinary man. We are so grateful that we publicly announced the news of his illness before they passed the passage, since the past few weeks were full of messages and love from family, friends and fans,” Hennessey split.
New York Dolls singer David Johansen died. He was 75 years old. (Getty Images)
In February, Mara and Leah split that David fights against cancer, and they sought the support of his fans.
New York Dolls David Johansen Singer has stages 4, brain tumor while daughter asks fans to help
“David has been living with Cancer 4 for several years. He has undergone chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy and surgery and has thrown out all the side effects and consequences of different treatments, all with his incomparable spirit and incomparable sense of humor,” said Mara.
“We had a marvelous adventure of living together. He was an extraordinary man.”
“He was nurtured by his wife and daughter’s love, while trying to spare his friends, colleagues and fans and maintain his troubles private. He was always like that.
“He claims it’s because he’s half Norwegian.”
Hennessey explained that the financial burden had taken a toll on their family.
David Johansen of New York Dolls was diagnosed with a brain tumor and a degree 4 cancer. (Taylor Hill/Filmmagic)
“Our family has reached the point where we need greater support. We spent a serious debt to take care of our beloved David and face even more unspeakable costs. This attempt to be a low key is not sustainable,” she concluded.
Johansen’s daughter, Leah Hennessey, went out on Instagram to share sad news last month.
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“David is a legend, but he’s also my very very sick dad,” she wrote with a picture of him on her Instagram story. “I have so much to say, but I suppose to publish a lot about it and now I don’t have to say everything. I know how many of our situations are at the moment and how literally they do, but if you love David or any of the Magika (SIC), it has been brought to the world, please, just a minute to read this or share this.”
David Johansen’s daughter, Leah, announced her cancer on Instagram. (Leah Hennessey/Instagram)
Leah also included a relationship to Sweet music fund to help. The organization helps raise money for musicians who are struggling with health problems.
His daughter explained on the website that five years ago Johansen’s cancer progressed, and he had brain tumor.
“There have been complications since then. He has never published a diagnosis, because he and my mother Mara are mostly very private people, but we feel forced to share it now, because of the increasing financial cargo that our family is facing,” the website said.
The New York dolls were Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders. (Getty Images)
According to Leah, things turned to the day of gratitude even worse.
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“To make matters worse, the day after gratitude, David fell down the stairs and broke his back in two places,” she wrote on the website.
David Johansen of New York Dolls who performed on stage in 2009. (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
Johansen had surgery, but Leah said, “David was in bed and incompetent. Because of the trauma, David’s disease progressed exponentially and my mother cares for him during the hour.”
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Except New York dolls, Johansen is known for his alter ego, Buster Poindexter. In 1987, his song “Hot Hot Hot” was a hit at Bilbord.
