Song Quotes by Marky Ramone

I didn't want the original lineup of the Ramones to break up. I was a fan.

— Marky Ramone

I liked Eddie Van Halen, when he first came out, because he was doing something original.

— Marky Ramone

Ramones' songs are too good not to be played.

— Marky Ramone

Punk rock is being honest, believing in yourself and doing what you gotta do. That's all.

— Marky Ramone

You know, unfortunately, when a band signs a contract, you're a commodity.

— Marky Ramone

I felt that when punk came out, it was overlooked.

— Marky Ramone

In the end, what really matters is the music.

— Marky Ramone

There's too many bands going out there with one original member and calling it by the original name.

— Marky Ramone

I like The Beatles a lot so Ringo is one of my favourites, along with Keith Moon and John Bonham.

— Marky Ramone

Despite not having big hits while we were performing, over the years, we've ended up selling a lot of records.

— Marky Ramone

Rock was getting too complicated, too fused - everything was jazz-rock, country-rock, progressive-rock, this-rock and that-rock, and it was all so bland,…

— Marky Ramone

Joey and Johnny didn't get along too well. That's unfortunate. But like a lot of businesses, bands and brothers, a lot of…

— Marky Ramone

The Ramones appealed to youth with their energy and lyrical content, and that's why it evolves the longevity of the group.

— Marky Ramone

We're an American band. We liked the Grammys, we liked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We weren't a political band,…

— Marky Ramone

You've got these dance bands that, when you see them live, everything's on tape. It might not even be them singing, and…

— Marky Ramone

You could say Iggy and the Stooges were garage. You could say the Kinks helped start heavy metal with that guitar sound…

— Marky Ramone

Sure, there was Iggy and the Stooges, the MC5, but those bands played slow songs, they had lead guitar and the songs…

— Marky Ramone

Basically we would go to places and we would see bands trying to sound like us opening up for us, 1-2-3-4 with…

— Marky Ramone

I was hanging out in New York City and started getting into the new sounds that were being created, and started playing…

— Marky Ramone

Yeah, I saw KISS a few times in the early days. They weren't developed yet, but eventually they got their visual look…

— Marky Ramone

Richie Reinhardt, who was only in the band four years, deserted the group. You don't do that when a band has a…

— Marky Ramone

One of the reasons I joined the band was because I knew that Tommy had production experience and that he was going…

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You gotta understand, the Ramones were greasers. We were Fonzie with longer hair. The greasers and gangs in Brooklyn all wore Chuck…

— Marky Ramone

When you hear a band and you know it's them, then you've achieved something. For instance, The Beatles. You know it's them.

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Van Halen stood out from the corporate rock clones being churned out monthly by the music industry.

— Marky Ramone

Bandmates argue, bandmates make up. Sometimes there are members that don't get along, sometimes they become best of friends.

— Marky Ramone

I think more people wanted to sound like the Ramones than The Velvet Underground. So many bands try to imitate us. Anywhere…

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A lot of bands think, 'We'll be original.' The Ramones did it because they couldn't do anything else.

— Marky Ramone

My favorite song on the Road to Ruin demo was 'I Wanna Be Sedated.' It was catchy and huge even in stripped-down…

— Marky Ramone