In The Beginning Were The Ramones - Dee Dee & Joey Interview

Do you understand The Ramones?

[@mr.magister5531]

It's great to see Dee Dee so vibrant and enthusiastic, he was the main songwriter and should never be forgotten. If they had only ever released the first three albums they still would be legends.....the Ramones are the most influential band of the past 40 years!

[@leopoldbloom]

This is an amazing document, apparently from late 1977, early 1978, when they were promoting "Rocket to Russia." Johnny has often said he and Tommy did all the interviews in the early days because they sounded smarter and more coherent than Joey and Dee Dee. But this seems to prove the opposite -- they both sound intelligent and thoughtful. And frankly, Dee Dee is amazing ... I've never heard him sound so coherent.

[@crazyhead0116]

I love Joey. Talking about how his music is "high energy" while looking like is taking a nap.

[@thomfvc]

pretty sure he's high or drunk or both

[@phadungdetkaeokit2121]

+thomfvc no... Joey is shy... he hates when people look at him... thats why he got sun glasses on...

[@fetuswarrior6056]

You can see his eyes looking up so hes ok

[@TheSickNeeds]

Joey in this interview was a huge influence on Jay Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and his future interview style.

[@rjay1340]

'Rock n roll stripped down ' you couldn't describe the Ramones better in a hundred years , Dee Dee's honesty is so charming and endearing ! Isn't it amazing how four guys from the same neighbourhood are destined to meet and give to the world a bible of music for eternity , wow that surely is the greatest example of fate that is imho right up there alongside the Beatles , no doubt ! Long live rock n roll , long live the Ramones ! 🤩🤩

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

Johnny said something to this effect: "We were getting a cartoon dumb image, so I tried to control that my making sure only me and Tommy did interviews" (he added "and I was unfriendly, that mostly left Tommy'). Ok, well this time, his system broke down, because here are two most musically creative Ramones, and they both sound just as well spoken as Johnny ever did.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

More well spoken, actually.

[@rifframone3330]

I love these guys! Hate it when people don't see the amazing talent they have or say they are overrated. Only ramones fans can understand the effect the have. swear they're a drug haha I told the doctor I didn't have depression, it's just withdrawal symptoms from good music please give me my headphones back.

[@FeistyOne11]

WHO says they're overrated?! I've never heard anyone say that and I hope I don't! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Ramones

[@Shikta-poobah67]

I’ve almost never heard anyone refer to the Ramones as being “overrated”. I mean, are there haters? Sure, but even the haters typically acknowledge the fact that the Ramones never got their due.

[@samwindmill8264]

i've never heard them sound so young. especially dee dee

[@fatovamingus]

If you haven't read DeeDee's 2 books you should because this interview becomes even more endearing

[@tonyarose21]

its adorable how joeys so shy♥♥♥ my two favorite ramones right here....miss and love ya both! :D thankies for posting :)

[@rambleonwithrosie]

DeeDee seems so clear and coherent here. I'm not a betting person but I'd wager this was in one of his sadly short-lived seasons of sobriety from drug use. Poor Dee Dee if only he'd been able to kick it for good maybe we'd at least still have him. I miss them all.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

I’m gonna guess this interview was done while they were touring (for Rocket To Russia), which would explain Dee Dee’s sharpness here. I’ve always heard he kept his shit together when they were on the road. It was when they’d have a little downtime between albums and tours that Dee Dee would “indulge”.

[@le9879]

love this! Dee Dee is so sweet like a baby

[@johnholmstrom1192]

What a great interview! This is Dee Dee and Joey as I remember them--Joey with the English accent, Dee Dee looking so good that he was the Babe Magnet for the band. And I love the way they defend themselves. This is the kind of interview everyone was forced to do back then: "What is Punk?" "Why is is so violent?" "Do you think it is having a negative effect on the children?" etc. etc. Please, please please. Meanwhile no one was asking about the drug use and sex at Studio 54.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Yeah, the interviews back then, at least the ones with punk bands were always these really accusatory affairs. The people conducting the interviews always seemed to have an agenda that involved making the bands or musicians look like dimwitted violent thugs, yet it was always so obvious (to me anyway) that they weren’t even remotely like that. I never understood the extreme reactions from the public towards punk back then. It really scared a lot of people to death, and all it seemed to take was a black leather jacket and short hair. So bizarre.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

As I was listening to these old clips, my wife was nearby and heard Joey's closing quote, about what punk rock is (around 4:18): ''(in punk there is) no crap involved". So she goes "well that leaves GG Allin out", lol.

[@purdywings9504]

I love how well spoken these two were. Joey was very smart!!

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Honestly, I’d say that Joey and Dee Dee were the two most intelligent band members in the Ramones, yet they both got this rep as being the opposite of that, at least in the early years.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

I didn't know the guys, so maybe I'm wrong. But I'd guess, sticking with the first 4 guys, Johnny was most politically and economically inclined or informed, Tommy was the most well read or interested in history, Dee Dee had street smarts streets ahead of the rest, and Joey was the most emotionally intelligent and empathetically sensitive. This is based on what I've seen, read and heard.

[@YesOkayButWhy]

And all were artistic in their own ways, but given my conjecture above, it's interesting Dee was the main songwriter, and the breadth of subject matter that came, for example, from him.

[@FeistyOne11]

Thank you for sharing. The Ramones' music is timeless. I've been listening to them for over 20 years and I'm obsessed with Joey. He was just the coolest. Currently reading I Slept with Joey Ramone and loving every detail. RAMONES FOREVERRRRRRRRR!

[@carpaintings]

That microphone looks like a flashlight! Lol ..I love watching old videos and seeing vintage stuff like that :)

[@hemovintage]

como los quiero Dee Dee y Joey que leyendas ...

[@cat-tn2rv]

"Ya know." -Joey Ramone

[@korlysexypistol]

DEE DEEE AND JOEY I LOVE YOU ♥

[@Shikta-poobah67]

I wish the uploader would have included the date, or at least the year this interview took place. I’m going to guess some time shortly after the release of Rocket To Russia, going on Joey’s hair and the subject matter being discussed (comparing Sheena to Blitzkrieg Bop for example). It’s definitely no later than ‘78. The funny thing about that is that I’ve always understood that in those days it was typically just Tommy who gave interviews, since Johnny, who was the obvious band alpha couldn’t stand doing interviews and thought Joey and Dee Dee sounded too “dumb”. What a load of crap that was. They both sound smart and eloquently spoken here.

[@katiee4396]

I love how thick their Queens accents are

[@dannyhernandez265]

“Are you creating violence with your music?” Ugh give me a break... stupid interviewers didn’t know what was up back then.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Great to hear Dee Dee's respect for Ricky Nelson

[@leticiarafaela7688]

Joey was very cute when shy 💕

[@lauryoune]

It gives him a little something

[@RamonesBrat]

I miss you guys so much. still in forest hills, all my love...

[@danielscissorhands]

Dee Dee was hilarious.

[@fetuswarrior6056]

If i see u one more time........

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

lol i know!! his humour was the best!

[@danielscissorhands]

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[@jackjones1962]

It's funny how joey is saying that his music is energetic while he looks like he's about to fall a sleep

[@zedblix1089]

Me sorpende la voz que tenia Dee Dee antes de tantos excesos, se veia mas lucido, menos cansado y mas energico, ojala hubiese podido rehabilitarse, era un gran escritor y compositor de canciones

[@lynneaneweer7962]

These guys have real talent :)

[@jarmominkkinen2450]

Rip Ranones I will see you in heaven.❤

[@javierocampo2810]

Dee Dee y Joey, los mejores 😎

[@classicarchivegold8049]

"it's just real and raw and no crap involved"

[@bradhome1323]

wish I knew when this was recorded ? and why the hell it took 7 years for me to find ? Just remember where Punk rock started ...Queens NY !!! Hey Ho!!

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

based on what Joey says about the first album, I think this was recorded at the time of Leave Home being released

[@sugarjoe50]

'ya gotta love the 'rabbit ears' TV antenna!

[@toniedwards4968]

I do love that & them

[@c0mmentator]

I love how well spoken Dee Dee in this interview.... Drugs really fucked him up bad😥

[@ericgenestvideoclips]

real and raw with no crap involved!

[@ExcellentSunset]

What smart guys

[@cotycooper8225]

Being an addict myself I’m pretty confident to say Joey wasnt the drug addict some people think he was. He wor sunglasses and his hair to cover his face because he shy and picked on his whole life, I mean his first group he was singing with SNIPER fired him because he was too ugly to be the front guy for the band they said, What a mistake they made, then he ended up being a ramone but anyways I’m sure as rock and roller he partied it up but he wasn’t a stone cold junky he was a smart guy just very shy, he invested in stocks and was good with Money. I could be wrong but I don’t think he was a hardcore partier.

[@coolio8082]

My 2 fave ramones

[@reidmax1]

it's just real and raw, and there's no crap involved.

[@Wesapaloozaful]

"Ya know"

[@startervisions]

Yeah

[@cachiruleta]

Great interview

[@marilynmanson6997]

RIP Joey

[@miranda8423]

Joeeeeeyyyyy...!!!!

[@stevedudeman]

You'd think from this video Joey had the smack problem...Not Dee Dee...

[@Harp_and_Guitar_Moving_Forward]

You can see how joey opened up a bit later on, but remained himself

[@dannymartinez3600]

Joey opened up and Dee Dee became sillier. I think Dee Dee started playing a character based on expectations because here he’s obviously grounded and can respond seriously. Plus a guy like Dee Dee got tired of answered the same questions for over a decade so decided to have fun with it and talk about legless dachshunds.

[@The6thRamone]

i understand them

[@jakkenton]

Thanks for uploading this- its a great little interview :)

[@lynneaneweer7962]

Singers these days are no talent hacks! The old ones are the best ones :)

[@leahflower9924]

And on the seventh day God said let there be the Ramones 🇺🇲

[@sandycheeks785]

when dee dee didnt sound like he was on a cartoon playing an idiot, no offence, but you can tell he got way into drugs

[@SaraPerales-vz7st]

No es por hablar pero Joey es muy parecido a Paul el amigo de Kevin Arnold de los años maravillosos creo que se inspiraron en Joey Ramone hay fotos antiguas en que no tiene el cabello largo y y usa los lentes igualito , y Joey no era feo siendo el vocalista y compositor al igual que Dee dee se nota que eran los mas sencillos e inteligentes ,sin poses .Que lindos son los dos💗💗💗 especialmente Joey!!

[@sc1077]

Richie wasn’t asking for the world! He just wanted some of that tee shirt money what’s the big deal?

[@ayepdoom2043]

🤘

[@arnonuhm7193]

Deedee sounds like Michael Jackson almost lolz

[@lettoreentusiasta9374]

Never seen Dee Dee so lucid. Does not even seems a junkie.

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Hey Dee Dee, you can keep the five bucks, but can I have my knife back ???

[@MsCristyful]

I swear I thought Joey was Tina Belcher!

[@carlcostantini7771]

Teenage bottlerocket

[@SJam491]

It took me forever to like the Ramones. Too many normies ruined it for me, but that's OK now.

[@harbinger9072]

Who will be the first to vote this down? It's been up for 6 1/2 years now... Who will it be? I wonder... I wonder, wonder Who wrote the book of lauhv....

[@samcurwin95]

Abber Dabber first

[@harbinger9072]

bastard

[@samcurwin95]

Abber Dabber anarchy in the uk

[@harbinger9072]

Thank god you won the War...