David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.

In a statement shared with Vulture, Scorsese remembers the grit and “energy” of New York that came alongside Johansen’s work. Below is Scorsese’s full tribute to the late musician. “With David Johansen,

David Johansen, the last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75.