Rock '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.

I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.

People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.

Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.

If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.

You 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.

Europe was a horrible place. There was nothing on TV. The food was terrible. And they don't even have ice. Who doesn't have ice?