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
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.
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.
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.
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.
american-musician
We didn't do an American tour because it I know it wouldn't go down well.
band leave solo
I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.
gave
I was a big troublemaker in the group. I put them through a lot of pain, but as much as I gave to them, they gave right back to me.
besides group growing weird
No one in the group was really growing up besides me, which is pretty weird 'cause there was no one in that group more self-destructive than I was.
american-musician
I'd like to congratulate myself, and thank myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.
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.