The only band that I can see that made changes over the years with success was The Beatles. They were able to change album to album and still be just as good or better. I didn't feel that we were able to do that. The Beatles were in a class by themselves.

Johnny Ramone

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

good-friend success friendship

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.

age people world

I never wore earplugs — that would have been cheating. by Johnny Ramone

I never wore earplugs — that would have been cheating.

has-beens cheating

Your life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I stil... by Johnny Ramone

Your life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I still had. But it doesn't matter.

matter wish mean

I'm only going to be the way I'd want someone to react to me. by Johnny Ramone

I'm only going to be the way I'd want someone to react to me.

want way

Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.

light blow play

Rock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think rock 'n' roll was ever that way. I don't remember the early rock 'n' rollers ever expressing any political views.

rocks hippie thinking

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and th... by Johnny Ramone

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

redneck my-favorite artist

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.

picture-taken taken

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.

ramones light want

As soon as you start analyzing something it stops by Johnny Ramone

As soon as you start analyzing something it stops

analyzing

You also get so wound up playing a show that a lot of people need something to bring them down. People who don't know how to handle the situation take drugs. I didn't. I went back to my room with milk and cookies.

milk drug people

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne. by Johnny Ramone

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

hero two father

A lot of kids bought guitars and started playing rock'n'roll beca... by Johnny Ramone

A lot of kids bought guitars and started playing rock'n'roll because of us.

rocks guitar kids

Europe was a horrible place. There was nothing on TV. The food was terrible. And they don't even have ice. Who doesn't have ice?

ice tvs europe

The bigger the show, the better I'd play. It was what I was waiti... by Johnny Ramone

The bigger the show, the better I'd play. It was what I was waiting for, and I'd never get nervous.

nervous waiting play

That's the sound we developed, and that's how we played. It took... by Johnny Ramone

That's the sound we developed, and that's how we played. It took us a while, but we found it.

found sound

People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were sca... by Johnny Ramone

People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.

scared people

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

republican too-much sticks

You can't change music by yourself. by Johnny Ramone

You can't change music by yourself.

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