Ramones Quotes
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If somebody thinks wearing pretty dresses onstage somehow discredits us that's pretty absurd.
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People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.
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Play before you get good, because by the time you get good, you're too old to play.
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A lot of kids bought guitars and started playing rock'n'roll because of us.
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When I was younger, I was ready to go off at any time. My wife, Linda, and I would go out to the Limelight in New York, and I would see people and be able to freeze them with a look. People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.
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Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.
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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.
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We didn't do an American tour because it I know it wouldn't go down well.
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I've always admired people with really strong presences and felt that caring about the visual component of what you do is not intrinsically superficial or vain.
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You also get so wound up playing a show that a lot of people need something to bring them down. People who don't know how to handle the situation take drugs. I didn't. I went back to my room with milk and cookies.
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I never felt out of control. It was just the way I lived my life. I was the neighborhood bully.
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I hope no one thinks we really sniff glue. I stopped when I was eight.
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If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.
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If I didn't like someone, I wouldn't want him calling me up when I was dying. I wouldn't want them having regrets that they didn't talk to me.
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I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.
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I think it would be nice to be a prince.
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Europe was a horrible place. There was nothing on TV. The food was terrible. And they don't even have ice. Who doesn't have ice?
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Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.
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It was the glitter days, and the New York Dolls and Kiss would come play at the Coventry, all those bands would come in from Manhattan.
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There's a side to being in a band that some people embrace and some don't: the fact that you're performing and you care about how it comes across.
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The only band that I can see that made changes over the years with success was The Beatles. They were able to change album to album and still be just as good or better. I didn't feel that we were able to do that. The Beatles were in a class by themselves.
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I had a really intense flying dream most of my childhood into my teens. I would go out at night and fly all over the city and I could facilitate other people to fly with me.
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I never take medication for pain. I want to know if the pain is getting better or worse.
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Your life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I still had. But it doesn't matter.