But he wouldnt have skipped college to relocate to the East Village if he didnt have artier plans.

What an Amazing Man

The first was gay pride.

And the second was punk.

Influential American glam rock band the New York Dolls in their dressing room, 30th October 1972. Standing, left to right: Jerry Nolan, Johnny Thunders, Killer Kane and Sylvain Sylvain. Seated: singer David Johannson. (Photo by P. Felix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Influential American glam-rock band the New York Dolls in 1972P. Felix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Structurally, the Dolls music was rock with healthy helpings of and roll on the side.

It peaks with a couplet that goes You got the human condition/Boy I feel sorry for you.

Sure the first two Dolls albums were unjustly ignored masterpieces.

But Johansen was never going to stop there.