Joey Ramone

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Birthday:

19 May 1951, Queens, New York, USA

Birth Name:

Jeffry Ross Hyman

Height:

198 cm

Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman and the lead singer of the four-member punk-rock band the Ramones. The band started in Queens, New York, in 1974, when, as he said, "The only thing that you heard on the radio was disco." By 1976, the band became a major force in the evolution of rock-n-roll; they have been lauded as the inventors of punk rock and are important influences in musical and pop culture. Joey began his musical career at age 13 playing the drums. By the age 19, he was playing in New York clubs, sometimes under the name Jeff Starship. Their big break came at the legendary CBGB, a where-it's-at club that also gave rise to the likes of Blondie and Talking Heads. The Ramones was one of the first acts signed to Seymour Stein's Sire Records. Twenty-one years later, and on another label, the group disbanded. Show less «

Everybody's just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations.

[Song lyrics] "Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah/ Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah/ So don't ...Show more »

[Song lyrics] "Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah/ Life's a gas, Life's a gas, Life's a gas, a gas, oh yeah/ So don't be sad 'cause I'll be there/ Don't be sad at all" Show less «

[Commenting on their very first performance at CBGB's] "We played to an audience of five, but that's only if you include the bartender's dog...Show more »

[Commenting on their very first performance at CBGB's] "We played to an audience of five, but that's only if you include the bartender's dog." Show less «

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'. To me, John Lennon and E...Show more »

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'. To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people. And as long as people are making music that does that, punk rock is alive and well. Show less «

The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.

[Explaining sardonically to Rona Barrett why they are called the Ramones] It's a coincidence. When we met in the elevator, we all had the sa...Show more »

[Explaining sardonically to Rona Barrett why they are called the Ramones] It's a coincidence. When we met in the elevator, we all had the same last name. ("Tomorrow Coast to Coast", September 1, 1981) Show less «