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.
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!"
rap done wells
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
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.
new-york band expensive
It's very expensive to bring a band to New York.
looks mets said
When I met Ronnie Spector, she walked in and said, 'You look like me.'
new-york california these-days
I like California a lot more than New York these days.
guitar car bass
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.
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 not-good-enough trying
I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.
rap trying throat
I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.
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.
crazy metallica demonic
Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.
tonight wonder closets
Wondering what I'm doing tonight I've been in the closet and feel all right