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Joey Ramone

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I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.


— Joey Ramone


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The Ramones own the fountain of youth. Experiencing us is like having the fountain of youth.


— Joey Ramone


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To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.


— Joey Ramone


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Well, I think we're the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.


— Joey Ramone


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To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.


— Joey Ramone


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We always stayed true to what the Ramones are.


— Joey Ramone


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Everybody's just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations.


— Joey Ramone


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For better or worse, MTV sort of bridges the whole country together almost like the BBC does in England. It's opened up everything so wide that it's possible for everyone to have different ideas.


— Joey Ramone


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The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.


— Joey Ramone


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Early life
Born Jeffry Ross Hyman to parents Charlotte (née Mandell) and Noel Hyman they lived in Forest Hills Queens New York where Jeffry and his future Ramones bandmates attended Forest Hills High School. In October 1996 Ramone headlined the "Rock The Reservation" alternative rock festival in Tuba City Arizona. Jeffry was a fan of The BeatlesThe Who David Bowie and The Stooges among other bands (particularly oldies and the Phil Spector-produced "girl groups").

Jeffry Ross Hyman (May 19 1951 – April 15 2001) best known by his stage name Joey Ramone was an American musician vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image voice and tenure as front man of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.

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