The New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been battling stage 4 cancer for several years, according to his wife Mara. but keeping his diagnosis private has not been "sustainable" for his family.

David Johansen, an actor and popular singer with the New York Dolls, is “bedridden and incapacitated,” according to his daughter.

The last surviving member of the New York Dolls is also battling a brain tumor and requires around-the-clock care - the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money for his expenses