But he was very agreeable and it seemed like now was the right time.
He said, Yes, they are great songs.
I said, Yes, and thats the reason why you should sing them.
David Johansen (right) with Sylvain Sylvain at a New York Dolls show in London, Oct. 29, 2011. The Dolls played their last show together two days later.C Brandon/Redferns/Getty Images
Thats the reason why people still want to hear them.
And he didnt see it as anything more than a one-off after he agreed.
I thought, Were going to go to England and stay in a nice hotel in London.
I thought it would be nice to have a little refresher thing.
It figured it would be great to see Syl and Arthur.
We were just going to do one show.
It was sold out, so they made another show.
Then we started getting a lot of offers to go on these European festival shows.
Before they could play any of those festivals, Kane died from leukemia.
They werent bestsellers, but critics were quite impressed, especially Robert Christgau.
But by 2011, they were exhausted by seven solid years of touring and recording.
The last one took place Oct. 31, 2011, at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland.
Check out a video of Pills from up close and set closer Jet Boy from the balcony.
I dont have any intention of doing that, no, he toldRolling Stone.
It would be crazy.
It was undoubtably one of the greatest reunion tours in rock history.
