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My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

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Johnny Ramone
Age: 55 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 8
Died: 2004
Died: September 15
Guitarist
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John William Cummings
John Cummings
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Elvis
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Beatles
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Republicans let this happen over and over, and there is never anyone to stick up for them. They spend too much time defending themselves.
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People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.
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Pure, white rock 'n' roll, with no blues influence.
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I think Ronald Reagan was the best President of my lifetime.
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Your life is what you remember. I mean, some things I wish I still had. But it doesn't matter.
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My favorite album would have to be Rocket To Russia. I feel this album has the most classic Ramones songs.
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I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.
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Rock 'n' roll is meant to entertain. Hippie folk singers are supposed to be singing about leftist views, but I don't think rock 'n' roll was ever that way. I don't remember the early rock 'n' rollers ever expressing any political views.
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As far as film goes, I enjoy all Hollywood films and all Horror films like The Bride of Frankenstein, which also might be my favorite. I like 60's and 70's Italian and Spanish Horror films.
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When I was younger, I was ready to go off at any time. My wife, Linda, and I would go out to the Limelight in New York, and I would see people and be able to freeze them with a look. People were even too scared of me to tell me that people were scared of me.
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I never wore earplugs — that would have been cheating.
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