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  1. John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York Dolls. He later played with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist.

  2. Nov 7, 2020 · Learn how the legendary New York Dolls guitarist died under mysterious circumstances in 1991, after a lifetime of addiction and hardship. Read the testimonies of his friends and fans, including Aerosmith's Joe Perry, who witnessed his decline and tried to help him.

  3. Jul 15, 2016 · Johnny Thunders’s story is so steeped in doomed glamour and junkie mythology that somewhere along the line the man that was John Anthony Genzale has been lost in the telling, but to know one you have to know the other.

  4. Nov 10, 2022 · published 10 November 2022. Brilliant, self-destructive, hugely influential, Johnny Thunders was a voice of nature who made helped make the TV Yellow Les Paul Junior one of the coolest electric guitars ever.

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  5. Johnny Thunders (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), born John Anthony Genzale, Jr., was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s.

  6. Apr 23, 2022 · A tribute to the life and legacy of Johnny Thunders, the guitarist who helped create punk rock with the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers. Learn about his musical influences, his drug addiction, his solo career and his untimely death.

  7. Apr 23, 1991 · Learn about Johnny Thunders, the guitarist for New York Dolls and a solo artist who documented his heroin addiction. Find his songs, albums, reviews, and more on AllMusic.