New York Dolls frontman David Johansen has been privately battling stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor, and his family is now seeking financial help for his treatment.

David Johansen has been fighting through several setbacks regarding his health. The former New York Dolls singer was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor in 2020. Johansen, 75, also suffered a fall in November, where he broke his back in two places. The singer is currently “bedridden and incapacitated” and commands round-the-clock care.

New York Dolls singer David Johansen reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis and asks fans for help - ‘This is the worst pain I’ve ever experienced in my entire life,’ said the punk musician in a statement

The beloved New York rocker also shared in a Sweet Relief fundraising post that he broke his back in two places during a fall at Thanksgiving.

D avid Johansen, the singer in influential 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls and who also goes by the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His d