Four Quote by Tommy Ramone

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

— Marky Ramone

It wasn't just music in The Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music…

— Tommy Ramone

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

— Gavin McInnes

The Ramones were American, and I knew about them, and I thought they were interesting. But they were like a pop band to me.

— Rick Nielsen

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

— Marky 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

We always stayed true to what the Ramones are.

— Joey Ramone

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

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

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the…

— Johnny 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

People say I sound a lot like the Ramones and it's probably because I'm influenced by the same '60s groups, but I was never…

— Kim Shattuck