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" We're playing at our level of ability. "

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Not Good Enough

" I started listening to and playing other music in the '90s. It was after hearing other bands, like Bad Religion, cover Ramones songs that I started to like our songs again. "

" 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. "

" It's very expensive to bring a band to New York. "

" 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 used to be a hairdresser. "

" I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well. "

" 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. "

" I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats. "

" I like California a lot more than New York these days. "

" I was a big troublemaker in the group. I put them through a lot of pain, but as much as I gave to them, they gave right back to me. "

" 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. "

" I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow. "

" Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star. "

" It's very hard to tour. "