Dee Dee Ramone

Douglas Glenn Colvin known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American musician, singer and songwriter best known as founding member, songwriter, bassist and occasional lead vocalist for the punk rock band the Ramones.

Though nearly all of the Ramones’ songs were credited equally to all the band members, Dee Dee was the band’s most prolific lyricist and composer, writing many of their best-known songs, such as “53rd & 3rd”, “Commando”, “Wart Hog”, “Rock away Beach”, and “Poison Heart”.

Date of birth:
18th September, 1951
Date of death:
5th June, 2002
"I started listening to and playing other music in the ’90s. It was after hearing other bands, like Bad Religion, cover Ramones songs that I started to like our songs again."
― Dee Dee Ramone
Topic(s): Religion
"I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it’s hard to fit a bass amp in a small car."
― Dee Dee Ramone
Topic(s): Car
"I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol."
― Dee Dee Ramone
Topic(s): Cool

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