Johnny Ramone

“I try to make a dent in people when I can. 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'm only going to be the way I'd want someone to react to me.”

“I never felt out of control. It was just the way I lived my life. I was the neighborhood bully.”

“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.”

“We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.”

“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.”

“As far as my favorite songs to perform live, most of the songs we did live were my favorite. If they weren't, I would have gotten rid of them.”

“Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves.”

“Cancer softened me up. I like the old me better. I liked being angry. It made me feel strong.”

“I'm just honored that people still like us and people are still nice to me.”

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

“It was a job, and I was just doing my job.”

“I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't do it. I always went against the grain.”

“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.”

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

“My favorite album would have to be Rocket To Russia. I feel this album has the most classic Ramones songs.”

“For all my success with the Ramones, I carried around fury and intensity during my career. I had an image, and that image was anger. 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.”