Dee Dee Ramone — American Musician born on September 18, 1952, died on June 05, 2002

Douglas Glenn Colvin, known professionally as Dee Dee Ramone, was a German-American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, songwriter and bassist for punk rock band the Ramones... (wikipedia)

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.
I'd like to congratulate myself, and thank myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.
I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.
When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones.
The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.