I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame.

It's very expensive to bring a band to New York.

The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

Wondering what I'm doing tonight I've been in the closet and feel all right