The purest rock band Joe Strummer ever heard: “They beat it back into purity”
“There wouldn’t be any punk band, period…”
Joey Ramone
The bands Joey Ramone thought completely sold out: “It’s just like a big business”
Dishing out the critique.
The artists Joey Ramone called the original punks
“And as long as people are making music that does that, punk rock is alive and well”.
The singer Chris Cornell thought everyone is meant to be: “Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth”
Embracing the awkward side.
Herman’s Hermits: the British invasion band that inspired Joey Ramone’s vocals
An enduring influence…