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Marky Ramone Exclusive: Read an Excerpt From ‘Punk Rock Blitzkrieg’
Marky Ramone may not be the last surviving member of the Ramones (he shares that honor with Richie, C.J. and even the short-lived Elvis Ramone), but he is the last man standing to play with the group in their 1970s heyday and he lasted far longer in the band than any of his fellow survivors. His new book, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As a Ramone, tells his whole crazy story, from his early days on the CBGB scene as the drummer in Richard Hell & the Voidoids to taking over for Tommy Ramone in 1978 through getting booted from the band for substance abuse issues to his eventual rehiring. Along the way, he played on classic tracks like “I Want to Be Sedated,” witnessed countless scenes of madness and acted in the classic film Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. In the 11th chapter, he writes about the group’s tumultuous 1979 recording sessions with Phil Spector. Here is an exclusive excerpt:
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Exclusive Book Excerpt: Marky Ramone Sets the Record Straight in ‘Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone’ Memoir
Marky Ramone had one intention for his new memoir, Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone — to set the record straight.
“It was time to quell all the exaggerations from all the other books and tell what really happened,” Ramone (nee Marc Bell), the sole surviving Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted member of the punk rock pioneers, tells Billboard about Punk Rock Blitzkrieg, which he spent five years writing and will be published on Jan. 13. “It’s not just about the Ramones; it’s my whole life story leading up to that, and afterwards. But, y’know, 95 percent of the time I was in a van with those guys, stuck in assigned seats, and you can’t jump out the window or anything. So I wanted to tell people what it was really like.” Billboard is exclusively premiering a chapter of Ramone’s book below.
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