PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS - THE NEW YORK DOLLS INTERVIEW
After releasing a tribute EP to the New York Dolls, Pat Todd has just released another album with his band. Ahead of his European tour, we spoke with this friendly gentleman about the New York Dolls. Was it the death of the last Doll, David Johansen, that made you want to make this record? No, this was something I’d been wanting to do for over 25 years. We finally made time for it and got it done. We constantly work up new songs, record all the time and play shows, so we just never got around to it. Some people discovered the New York Dolls when they appeared on the TV show “The Old Grey Whistle Test” (which had a similar effect as the Ed Sullivan Show with the Beatles for England). How did you discover the New York Dolls? I first discovered the New York Dolls in print magazines - Creem, Fusion Magazine, Rolling Stone, and Andy Warhol‘s Interview. I read abo...
