A biography for Marky Ramonehasn’t been written yet.
“We're an American band. We liked the Grammys, we liked the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We weren't a political band, and we liked success.”
“It wasn't hard coming off technical playing and playing the simplistic eighth notes the Ramones were known for. I'd always listened to jazz drummers, and they played with their wrists, fast like that. So I was able to do it right away.”
“You've got these dance bands that, when you see them live, everything's on tape. It might not even be them singing, and that's the lowest you can go.”
“Punk rock is being honest, believing in yourself and doing what you gotta do. That's all.”
“We live in America, thank God, and we have our choice to vote for who we want to.”
“I'm an East Coast kind of guy, so I could never move to California.”
“I'm a Democrat, Joey was a Democrat. Johnny and Dee Dee were staunch, avid right wing conservative fanatics. Our political views were definitely different.”
“I personally think 'Jersey Shore' makes Italians look really bad.”
“When I was on Howard Stern, he would sometimes take me aside and tell me I had a good voice for radio.”
“Bandmates argue, bandmates make up. Sometimes there are members that don't get along, sometimes they become best of friends.”
“I'm grateful to be alive.”
“I'm friends with conservatives, I just don't agree with their politics, that's all.”
“When I was a kid, I always used to paint. I like to draw.”
“I liked Eddie Van Halen, when he first came out, because he was doing something original.”
“I was hanging out in New York City and started getting into the new sounds that were being created, and started playing with Richard Hell and the Voidoids on their debut album 'Blank Generation.' They were signed to the same company as The Ramones - Sire, which is how we became friendly.”
“I acted in 'Rock & Roll High School' and I'm getting acting roles but they're a little strange. I'd like to do a drama.”
“There's too many bands going out there with one original member and calling it by the original name.”
“I like to bike ride a lot just around where I live in Brooklyn Heights.”
“People should try to create a style within their own era.”
“I have about 300 1950s sci-fi posters that are collectible and rare. And 'Godzilla,' when I was little, was an import from Japan. I thought it was a very charming movie. Well, not at the time. I thought it was really scary at the time, but it was great.”