I 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.

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

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

When 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.

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

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.

I 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.