It wasn't just music in the Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music - it was a whole push outwards to say something new and different.

The Ramones are an original rock and roll group of 1975, and their songs are brief, to the point, and every one a potential hit single.

The Ramones are not an oldies group; they are not a glitter group. They don't play boogie music, and they don't play the blues.

The Ramones are the type of group where it took the world, like, 30 years to catch up with them. Because we were kind of breaking new ground, coming up with new ideas and different concepts which kind of blazed a trail for a whole new music scene, really.

I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.

You know what i hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts.