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City Quote by Marky Ramone

“I was hanging out in New York City and started getting into the new sounds that were being created, and started playing with Richard Hell and the Voidoids on their debut album 'Blank Generation.' They were signed to the same company as The Ramones - Sire, which is how we became friendly.”

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