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15 quotes by Joey Ramone

Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), best known by his stage name Joey Ramone, was an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice, and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.
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To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.

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The Ramones own the fountain of youth. Experiencing us is like having the fountain of youth.

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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... →

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All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.

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We always stayed true to what the Ramones are.

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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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The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.

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Rock n' roll is very special to me. It's my lifeblood.

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I mean, like, rock n' roll was always about spirit and fun.

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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... →

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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... →

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Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.

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