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Jul 15, 2016 · “Because then Jerry Nolan came in, and Jerry was so self-destructive. He addicted Johnny Thunders to heroin.” “Jerry was seven years older than Johnny and their relationship was more than just brothers,” says Nolan’s former partner, NYC punk scenester Phyllis Stein. “At times, as Jerry would tell me, he felt like Johnny’s father.”
Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar) and Jerry Nolan (drums) gained fame in the pioneering proto-punk band the New York Dolls. By early 1975, the Dolls were disintegrating amid poor record sales and tensions within the band, and Thunders and Nolan quit during a tour of Florida in March 1975.
- New York City, U.S.
- 1975–1980, 1984, 1990
After much internal fighting and a short stint under the helm of future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, Nolan left the Dolls together with Johnny Thunders in the spring of 1975. The two then placed a call to bassist Richard Hell, formerly of the Neon Boys and Television, to form The Heartbreakers.
Nov 10, 2022 · Without a permanent band by 1981, Thunders recruited former Generation X bass player Tony James for a series of dates in Europe. James remembers the chaotic times: “Johnny just turned up at my door with Jerry Nolan and asked if I wanted to play with them that night!
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Apr 4, 2018 · April 4, 2018. Dolls “reunion” at Gem Spa, left to right, Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan, Arthur Kane, David Johansen, August 1977 © Roberta Bayley. Jerry Nolan was a gang member then band member, drumming for The New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers, and pioneering the genre of punk rock – this is his story. Text Miss Rosen.
Dec 7, 2020 · Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan never won their battle with heroin. The former was found dead in a New Orleans hotel room in April 91 under unexplained circumstances but with methadone in his veins. The latter followed within a year.
