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 be sad 'cause I'll be there/ Don't be sad at all"
[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."
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.
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 same last name. ("Tomorrow Coast to Coast", September 1, 1981)