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
Dee Dee Ramone quotes about
used used-to-be hairdresser
I used to be a hairdresser.
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.
rap trying throat
I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.
new-york california these-days
I like California a lot more than New York these days.
rap done wells
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
thinking lines performers
I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that.
silly festivals wow
I get starstruck really easily. I love music so much - it sounds so silly to say that - so if I'm playing a festival and somebody I love, like [Primal Scream's] Bobby Gillespie, is there in the backstage area, I'm like, "Wow this is amazing! There they are!"
song drinking coffee
Initially, I was very much concerned with having absolute control. But as time has gone by, I'm not. I mean, the whole first record was really just how I spent my free time: stoned and drinking coffee in my house, spending three hours on a song.
rocks band wanted
I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.
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.