Johnny Thunders
Johnny Thunders was born in Queens, New York, United States on July 15th, 1952 and is the Guitarist. At the age of 38, Johnny Thunders biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), better known by his stage name Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
He rose to fame in the early 1970s as a member of the New York Dolls.
He appeared with The Heartbreakers and as a solo performer later in life.
Early life and career
Thunders was born John Anthony Genzale, the second child of Josephine Genzale (1923–1989), who was of Italian descent and German-Jewish descent, and German-Jewish (1923-1922). Mariann (1946–2009), Thunders' older sister. He grew up in East Elmhurst and then Jackson Heights.
The Reign's first musical appearance came in 1967. He appeared with Johnny and the Jaywalkers briefly after at Quintano's School for Young Professionals, around the corner from Carnegie Hall on 56th Street near 7th Avenue.
He began going to the Fillmore East and Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on weekends in 1968. Mariann, Keith Richards' older brother, began to style his hair like Keith Richards. He started working as a sales clerk in D'Naz leather shop on Bleecker Street in the West Village in late 1969 and began to form a band. In November 1969, he and his girlfriend, Janis Cafasso, saw The Rolling Stones in Madison Square Garden, and they appeared in the Maysles' film Gimme Shelter.
Arthur "Killer" Kane later described Thunders' guitar sound as he approached the rehearsal studio where they were preparing to jam together for the first time: "I heard someone playing a guitar riff that I didn't know how to play." It was raunchy, invasive, rough, raw, and untamed. "His voice was rich and full, as well as beautiful, like a voice," she said.
The New York Dolls were signed to Mercury Records with the help of A & R man Paul Nelson. Thunders recorded two albums with the band, New York Dolls, and Too Much Too Soon. Marty Thau was in charge of their management and Leber & Krebs booked them. They worked with Malcolm McLaren for several months, later becoming a Sex Pistol prototype.
In 1975, the Thunders and Nolans left the band; the Thunders later blamed McLaren for the band's demise. Johansen and Sylvain continued to play alongside Peter Jordon, Tony Machine (an ex-assistant agent for Leber & Krebs) and Chris Robison until late 1978.