Artistic Quote by Tommy Ramone

The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of…

— Dee Dee Ramone

I had been listening to Jackson Browne, The Eagles, and Linda Ronstadt. Ramones was not my kind of music. Now, I'm a huge fan…

— P. J. Soles

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

— Marky Ramone

It was awesome because we were doing Ramones songs.

— Mike Lowry

In the end, it's the music that matters. The images, the arguments, the petty animosities - people forget that there are a lot of…

— Marky Ramone

I don't think the Ramones knew they were inventing punk. They were trying to be rockabilly.

— Gavin McInnes

One of the reasons that the Ramones were so unique and original was that they were four original, unique people.

— Tommy 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

After the Ramones, it was more about new wave for me than punk.

— Eddie Vedder

I did not initially take to the music of the Ramones, because I had never really heard of them before. Allan Arkush had given…

— P. J. Soles

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

— Marky Ramone

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…

— Joey Ramone