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

I never liked blues music, and I really didn't like jazz. I liked Chuck Berry.

Pure, white rock 'n' roll, with no blues influence.

I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.

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.

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.

If 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.