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
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.
song play issues
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.
rap party boys
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.
strong caring people
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.
song mean significant
I get really affected by songs as a music listener - they mean so much and they feel so significant.
quiet-people thinking rude
Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.
hard
It's very hard to tour.
rap tired rocks
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.