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
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.
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.
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.
bad cover hearing music playing ramones religion songs
I started listening to and playing other music in the '90s. It was after hearing other bands, like Bad Religion, cover Ramones songs that I started to like our songs again.
american-musician decisions fans final iggy plays pop
I like it when Iggy Pop plays his old stuff, so I know how the fans feel. But it was my show, so I made the final decisions on what was played.
american-musician band giving privilege
I try to be nice. Part of the privilege of being in a band is giving something back to the young people. If you can do anything for them, you should.
used used-to-be hairdresser
I used to be a hairdresser.
crazy sids lizzy
It was sad when Sid Vicious died... I was freaked out when Phil Lynott died from Thin Lizzy. I cried. It was too crazy.
giving bigs
I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.
tonight wonder closets
Wondering what I'm doing tonight I've been in the closet and feel all right
stars believe rocks
Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star.
nice thinking would-be
I think it would be nice to be a prince.
rap not-good-enough trying
I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.
kings rap winning
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.