Joey Ramone

“I used to be a big Beatles fan. I mean, 'The White Album' is my favorite album of all time.”

“I love schmaltzy music, and I love a lot of different kinds of music.”

“I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.”

“For me, punk is about real feelings. It's not about, 'Yeah, I am a punk,' and you're wearing some silly pants.”

“What they call rock and roll is a lot of bullshit. It's not rock and roll. It's sick.”

“I think the new generation is much more demanding and much more knowing. They know a lot more about music.”

“Everything I do is for the pleasure of it.”

“We kind of created a genre, and that's a cool thing to have done.”

“I always thought the Ramones were a pop band. I thought we were a bubblegum band.”

“I just do what I feel is right. I'm not a trend-chaser.”

“Music is my life. It's the only thing I've ever really cared about.”

“I have to keep creating. It's the only thing that makes me feel alive.”

“To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am.'”

“When you're a Ramone, you're a Ramone. You can't be anything else.”