Johnny Thunders: Nothing Is Forever
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 21 October 1978
Maybe you sneered at the New York Dolls; so maybe you missed a Distant Early Warning of the new wave. Johnny Thunders is back in London, and HARRY DOHERTY caught him rehearsing for last week's all-star concert.
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