Johnny Thunders

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Born

July 15, 1952 · New York City, New York, USA

Died

April 23, 1991

Birth name

John Anthony Genzale Jr.

Born in Queens, NY, Thunders is best known as the lead guitarist for the New York Dolls in the early 1970s and unintentionally helped inspire the Punk movements in New York City and London. He later formed The Heartbreakers and went on to a solo career. His career was often interrupted by issues related to drug addiction, and he died under suspicious circumstances in a New Orleans, LA, hotel room at 38 years old.