Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese has found his next musician to cover in a full-length documentary; David Johansen, frontman of hard-rock band the New York Dolls.
Scorsese will co-direct a feature-length documentary on Johansen for Showtime, as he filmed the singer earlier this year at New York’s Café Carlyle, where Johansen performed songs he wrote and shared stories from his life. Emmy nominee and previous Scorsese collaborator David Tedeschi will also co-direct. In a statement regarding the announcement, Scorsese said,
“I’ve known David Johansen for decades, and his music has been a touchstone ever since I listened to the Dolls when I was making Mean Streets,”
“Then and now, David’s music captures the energy and excitement of New York City. I often see him perform, and over the years I’ve gotten to know the depth of his musical inspirations. After seeing his show last year at the Café Carlyle, I knew I had to film it because it was so extraordinary to see the evolution of his life and his musical talent in such an intimate setting. For me, the show captured the true emotional potential of a live musical experience.”
Scorsese’s next feature film is Killers of the Flower Moon, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
