So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star? Maybe you should listen to what Dee Dee Ramone has to say first. In Legend of a Rock Star the myth of the rock 'n' roll good life is destroyed once and for all. Touring is hell, and Dee Dee should know, after fifteen plus years with the legendary Ramones, he's back on the road with a new band and a new set of nightmares. Riddled with acerbic hilarity, Legend of a Rock Star offers a fantastic, unflinching look at the abysmal underbelly of the rock ‘n' roll dream as Dee Dee and his new brothers tour Europe in a tiny cramped van and try their best not to kill one another. With shifty promoters out to suck him dry, and fans who mean well but just won't leave him alone, all Dee Dee can do is wrestle with his conscience and hope the drugs aren't bad. Written in a fierce chaotic prose uniquely his own, Dee Dee also offers a brutally honest, yet surprisingly touching account of the weeks leading up to and just after the death of friend and longtime bandmate Joey Ramone.
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Dee Dee's inimitable voice speaks one last time,
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This review is from: Legend of a Rock Star: A Memoir: The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone (Paperback)
It's great to have Dee Dee back, even if it is just in book form. "Legend of a Rock Star" finds our hero back on the road and cranky as ever. Dee Dee doesn't even want to do this tour, but everyone's on his back so he consents, kicking and screaming every step of the way. The promoters are a pain in the neck, the hotels are creepy, the food [is bad], but the fans still love him and he loves them. No one tells a tale quite like him and you sympathize between giggles. In the epilogue Dee Dee writes about The Ramones' induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the chaos that ensues trying to round up the band to attend. For all his moaning, it's obvious Dee Dee loved his bandmates and their legacy. Thunder's Mouth Press did a nice job putting the book together, including lots of photos of Dee Dee, his own handwriting, and his artwork. I read this book with an underlying sense of sadness, as Dee Dee's voice was so vibrant and alive and he wrote about loving life and having so much that he still wanted to do. I hope he realized that he'd already accomplished so much and we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Love you, Dee Dee.
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Dee Dee No Dum-Dum,
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Who would have imagined the soul of one of the world's foremost punk bands was so literate? This book, whilst mixed with both hard-edged rock lifestyle and drug-induced fantasy nonetheless is arguably one of the sincerest perspectives of the real story behind the rock 'n' roll dream. Dee Dee was a journalist. His writing style -- exactly like his songwriting style -- was brief and to-the-point. Anyone who could change the direction of music through a two-minute song can be expected to make his contributions to literature through two-page chapters. The essence of the Ramones' and Dee Dee's success was staying true to your muse. It got bandmates and him into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. It oughta get this book into your hands. Dee Dee was no dum-dum
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RIP DeeDee Ramone,
This review is from: Legend of a Rock Star: A Memoir: The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone (Paperback)
I read this book in one day! To me, this book was like a long version of one of his best songs, but with such a sad ending. Through this book, and in his own words, I got the impression that DeeDee knew that his time on this earth was short.
Rest in Peace DeeDee Ramone.
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I'M TRYING TO SETTLE DOWN now and enjoy my last morning home for a while in Los Angeles and mentally adjust to what I'm about to have to face, which is a merciless tour of Europe to sort of support my new CD, out now, of old Ramones songs that I rerecorded without them, singing the songs myself instead of Joey, the former singer for the Ramones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lappy family, dee ramone, wanna walk, dee dee, punk rocker, poison heart, support band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Blitzkrieg Bop, Rockaway Beach, Wanna Be Sedated, Roll Radio, Gimme Shock, Los Angeles, Bonzo Goes, Joey Ramone, Wanna Sniff Some, Johnny Ramone, Paper Clip, Gary Kurfirst, Don't Wanna Go Down, Paul Kostabi, Beggards Banquet, Marky Ramone, Youth Gone Mad, Eagle Rock, Just Wanna Have Something, The Misfits, The Sedel, Adios Amigos, Arturo Vega, Business Is Killing New!
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I'M TRYING TO SETTLE DOWN now and enjoy my last morning home for a while in Los Angeles and mentally adjust to what I'm about to have to face, which is a merciless tour of Europe to sort of support my new CD, out now, of old Ramones songs that I rerecorded without them, singing the songs myself instead of Joey, the former singer for the Ramones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lappy family, dee ramone, wanna walk, dee dee, punk rocker, poison heart, support band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Blitzkrieg Bop, Rockaway Beach, Wanna Be Sedated, Roll Radio, Gimme Shock, Los Angeles, Bonzo Goes, Joey Ramone, Wanna Sniff Some, Johnny Ramone, Paper Clip, Gary Kurfirst, Don't Wanna Go Down, Paul Kostabi, Beggards Banquet, Marky Ramone, Youth Gone Mad, Eagle Rock, Just Wanna Have Something, The Misfits, The Sedel, Adios Amigos, Arturo Vega, Business Is Killing New!
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- All The Way (Silhouette Intimate Moments) by Beverly Bird on page 236, page 251, and page 253
- Poison Heart (2nd Revised Edition) by Dee Dee Ramone on page 181, page 209, and page 219
- Chelsea Horror Hotel: A Novel by Dee Dee Ramone on page 161, and page 176
- Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones by Dee Dee Ramone on page 214
- Lonely Hearts by Sherrie B. Smith on page 191
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