64 Quotes by Johnny Ramone

If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful.

If a man can judge success by how many great friends he has, then I have been very successful -- Johnny Ramone.

'Rocket to Russia' is, I think, my favorite Ramones record. We reached our peak at that point.

I think most bands probably peak on their first album. We peaked on our third album. On the first album, I feel like I wish the production was a little better. I'll always hear a song I don't like. I look for what I could have done to make it better. It's always difficult for me to listen.

We didn't sell a lot of records, but somehow we left an impression.

I started doing up-and-down strumming, basically to keep time and to play fast. As time went on, I started realizing other guitar players couldn't do it. I always went against the grain.

It was a job, and I was just doing my job.

As far as my favorite songs to perform live, most of the songs we did live were my favorite. If they weren't, I would have gotten rid of them.

For all my success with the Ramones, I carried around fury and intensity during my career. I had an image, and that image was anger. I was the one who was always scowling, downcast. I tried to make sure I looked like that when I was getting my picture taken.