American - Musician | May 19, 1951 - April 15, 2001
To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.
Joey Ramone
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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.
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When I was a kid growing up in the '60s, music was an outlet for enlightenment, frustration, rebellion. It was more about individualism. Today it's just like a big business.
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The Ramones own the fountain of youth. Experiencing us is like having the fountain of youth.
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We always stayed true to what the Ramones are.
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The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.
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All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.
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Nobody picked up guns in those days. You put on music, and it made you feel great.
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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.
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To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.
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I mean, like, rock n' roll was always about spirit and fun.
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I'd just sit with Dee Dee on the corner off of Queens Boulevard and drink and insult people and stuff. That's when I got kicked out of my house. My mother told me it was for my own good.
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