![]() The first time we played together you told me the hilarious story of the photoshoot for the album cover. As far as drumming went, I had to keep it simple and steady or else John would get lost. There are four pieces to the puzzle and they must all fit together or you have nothing. You can't just throw fills in because you thought it was cool, but I really didn't think a minor chord was so out of reach. I think limited is the wrong word because you need to write and play songs that worked with their overall sound. You mention in your book I Know Better Now that there was a little bit of hesitation from Johnny when you included a minor chord in “Humankind” on the previous album Too Tough To Die did you ever feel limited in what you could write or how you played the drums for the band? He never liked it when I got too much attention. I think that was too much for John to swallow, and even though Dee Dee pushed for that song to be the video, John said no. It was really cool that it was the first track, but I wish we did a video for it also. I told Dee Dee the story behind "Drink" and he said I should write that song. What was your mindset when writing songs for The Ramones and this song in particular? The album starts off with “Somebody Put Something In My Drink” a song you wrote for the album. The cover and why am I holding the chimp. ![]() Hey Richie, before we begin when fans bring up the album Animal Boy what is the first thing you think of? Sit back, put on your favorite Ramones t-shirt, blast our version of Animal Boy, crack open a Budweiser and check out the interview. ![]() ![]() Drummer of The Ramones from ’83 - ’87, author, actor, relentless touring musician and all-around great guy. I am excited to bring you an interview I conducted with Richie Ramone. It is no surprise that I wear my influences on the sleeve of my LJ, so being part of a project like this felt right and I hope the die-hard Ramones fans worldwide will enjoy our version for years to come. This had been a passion project that we had been working on for a long time and the excitement of it finally being released has been overwhelming. On November 8th my bandmates in The New Rochelles and I (Rookie Rochelle) released a full cover album of Ramones 9th studio album Animal Boy on Hey Pizza! Records. We are pleased to bring to you a Punknews exclusive artist on artist interview between bassist Rookie Rochelle of Long Beach, NY’s The New Rochelle and drummer Richie Ramone. ![]()
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