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When Dee Dee would start singing, he would stop playing the guitar, because he couldn't sing and play at the same time.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
I remember being turned on to The Beach Boys, hearing 'Surfin' U.S.A.,' I guess, in 1960. But The Beatles really did it to me.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones
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When I was hitching, I'd be completely decked out. I used to wear this custom-made black jumpsuit, these, like, pink, knee-high platform boots, all kinds of rhinestones, lots of dangling belts and gloves.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
It's very hard to tour.
Douglas Glenn Colvin Ramones -
For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It's opened up everything so wide that it's possible for everyone to have different ideas.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
Forest Hills was a middle-class neighborhood filled with snobby rich people and their screaming brats.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones
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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.
John William Cummings Ramones -
My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!
John William Cummings Ramones -
Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.
John William Cummings Ramones -
I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.
John William Cummings Ramones
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We're playing at our level of ability.
Douglas Glenn Colvin Ramones -
Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.
John William Cummings Ramones -
I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.
John William Cummings Ramones -
I never wore earplugs — that would have been cheating.
John William Cummings Ramones -
I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.
John William Cummings Ramones -
I like to do what I do in my house and I love to play shows, but I don't want to have to go out and talk to a bunch of people I don't know.
Douglas Glenn Colvin Ramones
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There's nobody as good as the Ramones, never will be. I mean everybody's just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman Ramones -
Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.
John William Cummings Ramones -
When I met Ronnie Spector, she walked in and said, 'You look like me.'
Douglas Glenn Colvin Ramones -
I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.
John William Cummings Ramones