Joey Ramone (The Ramones) 1988 Interview | The Tapes Archive podcast

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00:00 - Intro 01:34 - How most bands lack originality 03:39 - The most exciting period for music 05:45 - His admiration for David Byrne 06:30 - What The Ramones did with their influences 07:26 - Why he loved The New York Dolls 07:53 - His thoughts on David Johansen 09:17 - Whether he considers The Ramones a punk band 10:29 - Whether he considers himself a punk 11:10 - How the Ramones are commercial without trying to be commercial 11:39 - How he feels about bands like Bon Jovi and Poison 12:44 - Whether there is a flaw in the kids that likes that type of music 13:31 - How The Ramones are a multi-dimensional band 14:13 - Why they wrote “Bonzo Goes To Bitburg” and participated in “Sun City” 16:28 - Ramones Aid 16:55 - Whether decades from now will he be still singing “Blitzkrieg Bop” 17:31 - Why the Rolling Stones can go on forever 18:32 - How The Ramones are always changing 20:12 - His reaction to hearing that The Ramones are a big influence in Japan 21:09 - Whether he thinks rock and roll has sufficiently paid him back for all The Ramones’ contributions

[@skyeshannon3556]

Interesting to hear the lateJoey Ramones take on things. Few bands today have that old majick. May he rest and n peace. Miss him immensely.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

What a great interview! It finds Joey very confident, articulate, and having a great perspective on his music and place in the larger culture/rock history.

[@radiomindchatter7994]

Never heard Joey talk this much...fantastic!

[@aisle_of_view]

I saw the ramones in 84 when they played my college. I put an ad in the uni newspaper that I was willinng to pay $20 for tickets in the first 5 rows. People were calling me just to laugh at the king's ransom I was paying to see a punk band. Got 2 tixs in the second row and l have memories that have lasted all this time.

[@jeffsims8270]

I love listening to Joey speak his mind and opinions on any topic! Wish I could've seen RAMONES play live😞.

[@paul.WATP.Ramones_1234]

I was lucky enough to see them 5 times. Best live band I’ve ever seen and still my Favourite Band to date 🎸👍

[@mebeasensei]

I am more convinced as I age, a way to project positivity and happiness is to be blind to the contradictions and conceits that hold us together. In this interview Joey bangs on about how we all change, and one's philosophy changes, the band evolves and changes over time - almost incredulously to the interviewer (and the rest of us) who note the Ramones still played and looked like they were still in 1974 (dee dee excepted) . Yet, then in the second part, Joey bangs on about maintaining their identity, never changing their original core and ideals. Being the same. There is no contradiction. And there is no contradiction between Joey projecting that they go their own way without giving a f what others do and think, whilst on the other hand, being so pleased that others bestow their respects..awards and influences etc. It all sounds nice and natural. This blows my mind.

[@jameskowanko7574]

Thanks for posting this, this is really interesting.

[@TheTapesArchive]

Glad you liked James!

[@JoeBowler-r9n]

My Aunt Gave me a " RAMONES' Picture Disc, back in 1977, when i went to Scotland. I unfortunately lost the picture Record since 1977!!!

[@JoeBowler-r9n]

I used to live next door to where Dee Dee Ramone Lived.

[@user-kd4tz5xo9b]

Good interview.

[@Strimbles]

13:08 Joey predicts the indie/underground wave of music that became big in 1991

[@mrantonio77ful]

We can do a world tour in New Jersey..... :) :)

[@Strimbles]

0:14 DUDE, THAT'S NOT JOEY RAMONE, THAT'S HOWARD STERN!!!

[@TheTapesArchive]

Hahaha finally someone catches the joke. Thank you!

[@Strimbles]

@@TheTapesArchive Hahaha you cheeky b@stard

[@seemedoit]

I thought the same thing. Very funny joke in there.

[@So-Be-It_85949]

1988 Interview

[@sandrabosso4604]

La voce. Bellissima e sexy. Di Joey.❤

[@joeyday1252]

The Ramones are my favorite straight up Rock 'n' Roll band but Joey could get carried away with how much debt they were owed and whatnot. The Ramones definitely created the classic punk sound and (for better or worse) pop punk sound but you can hear blatant influences in their stuff as well. The Beach Boys, Bay City Rollers, Sweet, The Stooges... etc. I mean listen to "7 and 7 is" from the band LOVE or "Hang On to Yourself" from Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album. Obvious influences on the Ramones sound.

[@TateGg-ji5lf]

Joey the hopeless romantic.

[@massapower]

EXACTLY.. Establish your own SOUND IDENTITY, which sadly is LACKING in today's ROCK & MeTaL 😎

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

4:14 *diluted.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

18:35-18:38 as much as i dig the Ramones it is well known that they changed styles from too tough to die in 1984 to brain drain in 1989 from punk to hard rock then trash metal

[@creamydistortion]

I think all of his interviews are like this... "We started everything, and everybody else copied us. We had three albums out before they started, blah, blah..."

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

Joey was very strict on the fact that they had 3 albums out before sex Pistols, released their debut album and that 80s metal was commercialise due to animal boy and halfway to sanity

[@fuckyou96]

Awesome !!!!!