![]() ![]() On October 29, 1956, Israel and its allies invaded Egypt in an attempt to wrest control over the Suez Canal and oust President Nasser. Most of our conversation centered around Syl's childhood in Cairo and Paris and the early days of the Dolls, an oft-neglected part of the band's backstory, which I found fascinating. We ended up talking for more than five hours over the course of several days. Recorded some twenty years previously at the Radio Luxembourg studios, it captured one of the Dolls' more illustrious performances, and it seemed like the perfect reason to call Sylvain Sylvain for a quick chat. In September 1993, Trip le X Records released the live New York Dolls' CD, Paris Le Trash. ![]() But without them, there never would have been a new wave." Trouser Press, November 1979 They went out on a limb, and paid dearly for their daring. ".the Dolls more than did their bit for the state and development of rock 'n' roll. So we thought we were the most substantial band ever formed." David Johansen, talking to Rock Scene magazine, December 1973 ![]() And we knew that we had the essence of rock and roll. "Even though our music wasn't that tight at the beginning, we knew we moved. ![]()
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