Johnny Thunders Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an Italian American rock and roll/punk rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.Though he disapproved of the term "punk rock", Thunders is widely recognized as a seminal influence on the genre, more..

“ Johnny Thunders:No one really knows me. People think they know me. #Leaders and Leadership

“ Johnny Thunders:What does the industry understand? #Understanding

“ Johnny Thunders:Many people love me, many people hate me - there's nobody in between. That's the way I prefer it. #Love

“ Johnny Thunders:I've never been so happy in my life. #Happiness

“ Johnny Thunders:It went out in Paris that I died three times. It was in all the papers. Your guess is as good as mine where it came from. #Cities and City Life

“ Johnny Thunders:A lot of people take me seriously because of the things they read about me. Maybe they wanted to sell more records. #Books - Reading

“ Johnny Thunders:I was in Sweden for 10 days. They put me on the front page of the daily papers eight days in a row. I did nothing to warrant any of the attention. It was ridiculous! #Books - Reading

“ Johnny Thunders:I take smack because I enjoy it. I enjoy all it makes me feel. I don't do it to be in with the in crowd. I can rock out with it. #Age and Aging

“ Johnny Thunders:I wouldn't change a thing -- except my bank balance. #Change

“ Johnny Thunders:It's something I have no regrets about, but it's not something that I'll do forever. #Regret

“ Johnny Thunders:The Dolls were an attitude. If nothing else they were a great attitude. #Attitude

“ Johnny Thunders:We'll establish ourselves here, get a reputation, and then go back to the States and see if they've grown up a little. #Reputation

“ Johnny Thunders:Me and Jerry left because we felt we weren't getting anywhere playing our old songs in tiny clubs. The group was getting stale and staying behind the times. #President

“ Johnny Thunders:I always get harassed by the police. #Police

“ Johnny Thunders:Heroin doesn't affect my musical life at all. #Music

“ Johnny Thunders:The Lower East Side is really heavy nowadays. A lot of murders, people getting ripped off and knifed. It's really dangerous. #Genius

“ Johnny Thunders:I'm gonna try to be cured. I've been on heroin eight years and I want to try a different style of life. It made me split up from my wife. It ruined a lot of things for me. #Style

“ Johnny Thunders:I don't eat cereal actually... Frosted Flakes... that's as close as I can get. #Fame

“ Johnny Thunders:We get picked up in these Rolls Royces and get three miles down the highway and five cop cars pull us over. #Character

“ Johnny Thunders:I met Sable when she was 15 and I was 18. I sent her home to New York while we carried on the tour. When we got back the police were looking for her at the airport and everywhere! #Cities and City Life

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