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.

Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.

I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.

I like California a lot more than New York these days.

I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.

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.

All of my favorite records have vocals high in the mix, even if it's music that wasn't necessarily mainstream.