Everybody’s just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations. – Joey Ramone
For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It’s opened up everything so wide that it’s possible for everyone to have different ideas. – Joey Ramone
The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it. – Joey Ramone
The Ramones own the fountain of youth. Experiencing us is like having the fountain of youth. – Joey Ramone
To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying ‘This is who I am’. – Joey Ramone
When I was a kid growing up in the ’60s, music was an outlet for enlightenment, frustration, rebellion. It was more about individualism. Today it’s just like a big business. – Joey 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 as their foundations. – Joey Ramone
To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people. – Joey Ramone
I enjoyed my life when I had nothing… and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me. – Joey Ramone
