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
stars believe rocks
Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star.
rocks band wanted
I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.
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.
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.
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
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.
next lucky expected
I'm really lucky I'm still around. Everybody expected me to die next... But it was always someone else instead of me.
rap trying throat
I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.