As far as film goes, I enjoy all Hollywood films and all Horror films like The Bride of Frankenstein, which also might be my favorite. I like 60's and 70's Italian and Spanish Horror films.
Johnny RamoneYour life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I still had. But it doesn't matter.
Johnny RamoneThat's the sound we developed, and that's how we played. It took us a while, but we found it.
Johnny RamoneSome bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.
Johnny RamoneIf I didn't like someone, I wouldn't want him calling me up when I was dying. I wouldn't want them having regrets that they didn't talk to me.
Johnny RamoneI don't need much more money, and I thought that when I retired that nobody would want to talk to me anymore. Then I did, and people still want to talk to me.
Johnny RamoneMy favorite album would have to be Rocket To Russia. I feel this album has the most classic Ramones songs.
Johnny RamoneI figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.
Johnny RamoneI was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.
Johnny RamoneCancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.
Johnny RamoneI didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.
Johnny RamoneIf a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.
Johnny RamoneThe only band that I can see that made changes over the years with success was The Beatles. They were able to change album to album and still be just as good or better. I didn't feel that we were able to do that. The Beatles were in a class by themselves.
Johnny RamoneThe bigger the show, the better I'd play. It was what I was waiting for, and I'd never get nervous.
Johnny RamoneI never take medication for pain. I want to know if the pain is getting better or worse.
Johnny RamoneRocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.
Johnny RamoneRepublicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves.
Johnny RamoneRock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think rock 'n' roll was ever that way. I don't remember the early rock 'n' rollers ever expressing any political views.
Johnny RamoneI never felt out of control. It was just the way I lived my life. I was the neighborhood bully.
Johnny RamoneWhen I was younger, I was ready to go off at any time. My wife, Linda, and I would go out to the Limelight in New York, and I would see people and be able to freeze them with a look. People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.
Johnny RamoneYou also get so wound up playing a show that a lot of people need something to bring them down. People who don't know how to handle the situation take drugs. I didn't. I went back to my room with milk and cookies.
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