When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones.

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.

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

I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that.

I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.

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

I'm sure as I progress the sound may get cleaner but right now, I'm still interested in having it rough but never overwhelmingly so. I consider myself an amateur pop songwriter and I want that to come through, too.