The drums were new to me; I was just playing what was in my head. I was a guitar player originally - so on the drums, I just played what was in my head rather than caring too much about what others were playing. And in that way, I came up with a simple but unique style. Tommy Ramone caredrumguitar share on social
Even from the very beginning, the type of fans the Ramones generated were the kind of people who wound up running industry, who became professors and scientists. Our staunchest fans were always a little bit more on the outside, the type of people who didn't fit in with society. Tommy Ramone beginbitefan share on social
I was born in Budapest, Hungary, and moved to the United States in 1956. It was during the Hungarian Revolution when Russian tanks rolled into Budapest, and my family - me, my brother, and my parents - escaped over the border to Austria. We just took whatever we could carry. It was perilous, but we made it across. Tommy Ramone austriabearborder share on social
When you're with a group of semi-psychotic people, you kind of lose track of reality; it's almost like being in some sort of cult or something. Tommy Ramone cultgroupkind Change image and share on social
Most of the people who are given these Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame things sell millions of records, so it's kind of like a trophy for them. But for the Ramones, it really was a symbolic gesture of, 'Yes, you guys are special and are important to rock n' roll.' So in that sense, the Roll Hall of Fame served its purpose. Tommy Ramone famegestureguy share on social
We used to sit around and listen to the radio and not hear anything like the stuff we like, so we decided to play it ourselves. Tommy Ramone decidehearlisten Change image and share on social
It was never fun being in the Ramones, which is the saddest thing of all, cause it shoulda been fun. It was probably fun when we played Performance Studio, and maybe some of the early gigs at CBGB's. But the Ramones were the type of group that had a bizarre mindset. Being in the band was so cut off from reality. Tommy Ramone bandbizarrecbgb share on social
Groupies are just very enthusiastic fans, that's all. Tommy Ramone enthusiasticfangroupie Change image and share on social
We play short songs and short sets for people who don't have a lot of spare time. Tommy Ramone lotpeopleplay Change image and share on social
'Rockaway Beach' is a great song, and so is 'Listen to My Heart.' Tommy Ramone beachgreatheart Change image and share on social