"David was loving, cantankerous, giving, supportive, sullen, wise, difficult, well-read, and really funny”: Ex-New York Dolls bassist pays tribute to the late David Johansen

David Johansen and Sami Yaffa in 2009.

Sami Yaffa played bass for the New York Dolls for six years between 2004 and 2009.

In those years, he forged a close friendship with the band's singer David Johansen, who died on 28 February 2025.