I've always just wanted to sing in a rock band.

- Dee Dee Ramone

I've always liked extreme performers; I don't think I am one, but my mentality is in line with that.

- Dee Dee Ramone

I've always admired people with really strong presences and felt that caring about the visual component of what you do is not intrinsically superfici…

- Dee Dee Ramone

I'd like to thank myself, and congratulate myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.

- Dee Dee Ramone

Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.

- Dee Dee Ramone

Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me.

- Dee Dee Ramone

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

- Dee Dee Ramone

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 Ram…

- Dee Dee Ramone

I think the Internet shortens the distance between people, and that can often lead to inappropriateness.

- Dee Dee Ramone