I found him to be the perfect writer to write with. He's a musician himself and he grew up in my neck of the woods near New Jersey. It was a large undertaking but it turned out good. So I decided to do the book and it turned out fabulous. I talked to my friends and they said if you leave it ten years then no-one may be interested, so strike while the iron's hot. And I said "No, I don't want to do a book, and it will have no end", so it swept back and forth for nearly a month.
But a literary agent named Lee Sobel contacted me and said I should do a book. I really wasn't going to do a book, you know? I thought maybe I'd write a book before I leave this earth. Had you been planning on writing a book for a while or did something inspire you to do it recently? Pennyblackmusic caught up with Richie Ramone to talk about life before, during and after The Ramones. However, read Richie's recently published book 'I Know Better Now' and you'll probably be inclined to argue for the latter. Hired-hand or a critical fourth Ramone that kept the Ramones' finely-oiled punk rock machine firing on all cylinders? You could argue that one either way.
Richie went on to play a number of shows with the band, feature on three of the band's studio albums and contribute a handful of original songs, including cult classic 'Somebody put something in my drink'. Richard Reinhardt, who joined the band in 1983 replacing Marky, just after the release of the band's seventh album, 'Subterranean Jungle'. Described as a 'substitute musician', his initial tenure spanned five years, before re-joining for a second stint that lasted nigh on a decade.
Second in the list is Marky Ramone who replaced Tommy in 1978. Blondie's drummer Clem Burke is a spurious inclusion and can instantly be discounted: basically he stood-in on drums for two gigs. But wait, the website continues: "Though the path had already been cut, these alternative musicians were brought in to help Johnny and Joey continue on, until they chose to retire in 1996."Īside from CJ Ramone who replaced Dee Dee on bass in 1989, the rest of the list consists of drummers: three to be precise.
#RAMONES SINGER FULL#
Go to the official website of New York punk rock legends The Ramones and click on the 'About' tab and it reads thus: "The four original Ramones deserve full and complete credit for formulating the concept, sound and fashion that had a tremendous impact not only on rock'n'roll, but the world in general." A pretty big statement, but then who hasn't heard of The Ramones? Chances are if you have one of the band's equally famous tee-shirts it'll say "Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee and Tommy" on it.
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