Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
Douglas Glenn Colvin, known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American musician, singer and songwriter best known as founding member, songwriter, bassist and occasional lead vocalist for punk rock band the Ramones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth18 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
rap done wells
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
guitar car bass
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.
looks mets said
When I met Ronnie Spector, she walked in and said, 'You look like me.'
thinking lines performers
I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that.
silly festivals wow
I get starstruck really easily. I love music so much - it sounds so silly to say that - so if I'm playing a festival and somebody I love, like [Primal Scream's] Bobby Gillespie, is there in the backstage area, I'm like, "Wow this is amazing! There they are!"
song drinking coffee
Initially, I was very much concerned with having absolute control. But as time has gone by, I'm not. I mean, the whole first record was really just how I spent my free time: stoned and drinking coffee in my house, spending three hours on a song.
rocks band wanted
I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.
distance thinking people
I think the Internet shortens the distance between people, and that can often lead to inappropriateness.
play rocks important
Progression is important. I'm always going to play music in the general vein of rock'n'roll, but when I started I was very much associated with the West Coast lo-fi thing and I didn't want to get anchored in with anything that was just in vogue for the time being.
serious sound artistic
Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me.
records my-favorite mainstream
All of my favorite records have vocals high in the mix, even if it's music that wasn't necessarily mainstream.
play people house
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.
people care facts
There's a side to being in a band that some people embrace and some don't: the fact that you're performing and you care about how it comes across.
dream night cities
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.