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33 quotes by David Johansen

David Johansen David Johansen, 2011 Born David Roger Johansen (1950-01-09) January 9, 1950 (age 65) Staten Island, New York, United States Other names Buster Poindexter Occupation Musician, songwriter, actor Years active 1968–present Spouse(s) Cyrinda Foxe (m. 1977 – 1978) Kate Simon (m. 1983 – 2011) Mara Hennessey (m. 2013 – present) David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop...
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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... →

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I'm doing exactly what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it.

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I got arrested once on stage in Memphis for looking too much like Liza Minnelli.

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I still do a lot of shows with Brian Koonin, but we haven't had a full band lately.

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It's really a drag to do the same project over and over again.

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When I'm sleeping I do a lot of living.

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I've been around the block a couple of times, and the guy I am now is the guy I like to be.

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My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.

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Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.

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We thought that's the way you were supposed to be if you were in a rock 'n' roll band. Flamboyant.

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As I recall, my life as a child was so all-consuming that I barely had time to consider the future.

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Everything I've done I've just fallen into.

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I don't know why I'm alive but I know there's a reason for it.

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