Joey Ramone
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"Jeffrey Ross Hyman", best known by his stage name "Joey Ramone", was an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice, and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a Counterculture/countercultural icon.

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I once told this writer a story about how I met the guys in an elevator and found out we all had the same last name, so we decided to form a band.

We're the only band that kept the guts, and kept the excitement, and kept the belief, you know. We never sidetracked. We never went the way of the Clash, and never wanted to get into the discotheques that bad.

I enjoyed my life when I had nothing... and kinda like the idea of just being happy with me.

I like you. You're all right. Actually, I like you better meeting you than if somebody had just given me your record.

We decided to start our own group because we were bored with everything we heard, ... Everything was 10th-generation Led Zeppelin ... overproduced, or just junk. We missed music like it used to be.

In our position, we've always done well, but we just haven't had that hit yet that put us over the top. We always break even.