The last original member of influential punk band Ramones, Tommy Ramone, has passed away (July 11) after his fight with bile duct cancer. The announcement was made yesterday via this location.
“It wasn’t just music in The Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music – it was a whole push outwards to say something new and different. Originally it was just an artistic type of thing; finally I felt it was something that was good enough for everybody.”
Tommy Ramone, 1978
