Dee Dee Ramone

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.

Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star.

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

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

That whole lifestyle - make a record, do a tour: I know how to do that. It doesn't interest me.