Joey Ramone Quotes & Sayings

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

“When I was a kid growing up in the '60s, music was an outlet for enlightenment, frustration, rebellion. It was more about individualism. Today it's just like a big business.”

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

“All punk is is attitude. That's what makes it. The attitude.”

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

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

“I mean, like, rock n' roll was always about spirit and fun.”

“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.”

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

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