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
new-york california these-days
I like California a lot more than New York these days.
used used-to-be hairdresser
I used to be a hairdresser.
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
stars believe rocks
Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star.
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.
rap done wells
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
looks mets said
When I met Ronnie Spector, she walked in and said, 'You look like me.'
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.