He now tours the world with his band, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, which pounds out classic Ramones tunes like, "I Wanna Be Sedated," "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Pet Sematary" and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker." You can be the healthiest person in the world and die too young to enjoy the fruits of labor," Marky told Steve Malzberg. " an insidious disease and it doesn't discriminate against anyone. Tommy, Joey, and Johnny all died of cancer, Dee Dee of a heroin overdose. Marky, who joined the band in 1978 following the death of original drummer Tommy Ramone, is the last surviving member of the band. So I respect people's politics," he said. "That's the country we live in, thank God, and we're able to do that. "īut Marky said he and his bandmates - none of whom were related although they all used the name "Ramone" - knew the value of having the freedom to debate. "So he said, is he going to fall asleep at the podium again or whatever he was. "Ronald Reagan was Johnny's favorite president at the time and Joey didn't like Ronald Reagan," Marky recalled. Specific enough for the boys to rip into each other's pet politicians in true rock 'n' roll fashion. "So the arguments would go back and forth about why, what for, what's the reason, you know the usual generalized stuff, but then they would get very specific." And then it was Joey supporting Democratic candidates. "It was conservative Republican against Democrat, Johnny always loving Ronald Reagan and he was very happy that George Bush won. Get Newsmax TV on your cable system – Click Here Now He also plays with Australian rock heavyweights Rose Tattoo, composes for film & TV as well as his own music that he quotes is "Too rock too be punk and too punk to be rock.Note: Watch Newsmax TV now on DIRECTV Ch. Ronnie went on to join Richie’s band in 2016.Ĭiting The Ramones as his biggest influence, Ronnie has the infamous Arturo Vega eagle logo tattooed the size of his back and has mastered the right-hand downstroke aggressive style and stamina of Johnny Ramone’s guitar playing as well as bringing his own style into the fold. Ronnie and Richie first shared the stage together at Ronnie’s first USA performance on stage in Hollywood covering ‘Something To Do’ together and after touring the USA and the world in numerous bands as a hired gun. He cut his teeth on a diet of punk and hard rock before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, where he and Richie’s path’s first crossed at Canter’s deli with The legendary Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Rodney Bingenheimer. Ronnie Simmons, from Sydney Australia, is a guitarist and composer who grew up onstage as a teen touring the pubs of Australia. In November 2018, Richie released his autobiography, I Know Better Now, on Backbeat Books. Richie’s song, Somebody Put Something in My Drink, became a Ramones fan favorite and was included on Ramones Mania, one of only two Ramones albums to go gold, as well as Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits, an album comprised of songs hand picked by Johnny Ramone as the Ramones’ best works. The Last Time (the critically acclaimed tribute to his father who passed away in 2018), followed up the success of his second CD Cellophane (August 2017), and a 7” single for the track “I Fix This.” Prior to this, Richie dropped his first solo album, Entitled, which featured new songs written by Richie as well as new recordings of the classic songs he wrote for the Ramones. Richie recently completed a new single, I’m Not Afraid (Outro Records), along with a cover of Cry Little Sister for the soundtrack to Protoge Moi. Most recently he will appear in Youthquake, and Vengeance 2 Bloodlines - coming out in 2022. He made his acting debut in the indie films HEADCHEESE the movie (released in 2020), and quickly followed that up with the lead role in Protoge Moi, while also contributing tracks for both films. Richie continues to write and record music, having successfully forayed into the film industry as both an actor and soundtrack composer. He was the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. Punk rock icon Joey Ramone remarked, “Richie saved the band as far as I’m concerned.
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