The singer from the iconic punk band the New York Dolls has been privately battling illness for a decade — now his family is raising funds for his medical care

David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is “bedridden and incapacitated,” according to his daughter.

New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been living with cancer for nearly a decade, but a recent fall has made his medical care more difficult.