I like California a lot more than New York these days. Dee Dee Ramone More Quotes by Dee Dee Ramone More Quotes From Dee Dee Ramone I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol. Dee Dee Ramone rockstiredrap I think the Internet shortens the distance between people, and that can often lead to inappropriateness. Dee Dee Ramone distancepeoplethinking I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that. Dee Dee Ramone extremeslinesthinking Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them. Dee Dee Ramone quiet-peoplerudethinking I've always admired people with really strong presences and felt that caring about the visual component of what you do is not intrinsically superficial or vain. Dee Dee Ramone strongcaringpeople When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones. Dee Dee Ramone rapkingswinning Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me. Dee Dee Ramone artisticserioussound I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back. Dee Dee Ramone bigsgiving I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant. Dee Dee Ramone significantsongmean I'm really lucky I'm still around. Everybody expected me to die next... But it was always someone else instead of me. Dee Dee Ramone nextexpectedlucky The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs. Dee Dee Ramone issuesplaysong I had a really intense flying dream most of my childhood into my teens. I would go out at night and fly all over the city and I could facilitate other people to fly with me. Dee Dee Ramone citiesdreamnight Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame. Dee Dee Ramone rappartyboys If somebody thinks wearing pretty dresses onstage somehow discredits us that's pretty absurd. Dee Dee Ramone discreditabsurdthinking I'm sure as I progress the sound may get cleaner but right now, I'm still interested in having it rough but never overwhelmingly so. I consider myself an amateur pop songwriter and I want that to come through, too. Dee Dee Ramone pop-songroughprogress The distance thing is partially due to the fact that I'm pretty shy and I've struggled with extreme stage fright in the past. So I just have to go onstage in a different head space so I'm not as self-aware. Dee Dee Ramone distancedifferentpast I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well. Dee Dee Ramone wellsrapdone When I met Ronnie Spector, she walked in and said, 'You look like me.' Dee Dee Ramone metssaidlooks I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know. Dee Dee Ramone not-good-enoughraptrying I like to do what I do in my house and I love to play shows, but I don't want to have to go out and talk to a bunch of people I don't know. Dee Dee Ramone houseplaypeople
