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Birth name Marc Steven Bell Instruments Drums, percussion		Years active 1971–present Name Marky Ramone


Born July 15, 1956 (age 67) Brooklyn, New York, United States ( 1956-07-15 ) Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, DJ Labels Sire, Warner Music Group, The EMI Group, Rhino Entertainment Associated acts Ramones, Marky Ramone and the Intruders, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Dust, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Michale Graves, Teenage Head, Role Musician · markyramone.com Music groups Ramones, Misfits (2001 – 2005) Movies Ramones – Around the World, God Save the Queen: A Punk Rock Anthology Genres Punk rock, Heavy metal, Hard rock Albums Start of the Century, Project 1950, Brain Drain, Osaka Popstar and the A, ¡Adios Amigos! Similar People Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Johnny Ramone, C J Ramone Profiles Twitter Myspace

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Marc Steven Bell (born July 15, 1952) is an American musician best known by his stage name Marky Ramone. He is Jewish. He is best known for being the drummer of the punk rock band the Ramones, from May 1978 until February 1983, and August 1987 until August 1996. He has also played in other notable bands, Dust, Estus, and Richard Hell and the Voidoids.

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Marky Ramone's tenure with the Ramones lasted 15 years. He is the only living member inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the only living member to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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In 2015 Marky released his autobiography Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone.

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Musical career

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Bell started playing drums in 1971 with a hard rock band, Dust, which included Kenny Aaronson on bass and Richie Wise on guitar, and was produced by Kenny Kerner. Bell recorded two albums with the band, before getting into the punk scene. In late 1972, following the death of New York Dolls original drummer Billy Murcia, Bell auditioned as a replacement and was the only seriously considered alternative to the eventually chosen candidate, Jerry Nolan. In 1973, Marky joined Estus and recorded an album named the same. Produced by the first Rolling Stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham. Bandmates for Estus included Harry Rumpf and Tom and John Nicholas. In the mid-1970s, Bell joined Richard Hell and the Voidoids. He played on the Voidoid's first album, Blank Generation. In May 1978, Tommy Ramone asked Bell if he would join the Ramones; he accepted and was renamed, Marky Ramone.

Marky Ramone was with the Ramones for the next five years. He starred in the movie Rock 'n' Roll High School and recorded the Ramones' anthem, "I Wanna be Sedated." He also worked with legendary producer Phil Spector. After recording five albums with Dee Dee, Joey, and Johnny Ramone, Marky was asked to leave the band in February 1983 because of a drinking problem. He returned clean and sober in August 1987, and played 1700 shows and recorded 10 studio albums with the band up until their retirement in August 1996.

In 1996, Marky Ramone joined Dee Dee Ramone to form the Ramainz, performing Ramones songs.

In 2000, Marky Ramone joined Joey to record Joey's solo album, entitled Don't Worry About Me. Joey Ramone told talk show host Joe Franklin that Marky was his favorite drummer along with Keith Moon.

In 1997 and 1999 Marky recorded two albums with his solo band Marky Ramone & the Intruders. In 2001, he was presented with a lifetime achievement award from MTV by U2 singer Bono. In September 2004, Ramone served as Executive Producer and released a Ramones DVD entitled Ramones: Raw on Image Entertainment, which featured footage of the band while on tour all over the world along with other various rare, vintage footage. Much of the candid footage is courtesy of Marky Ramone's personal video library. Ramones: Raw is the only certified Gold selling Ramones DVD and one of only two US gold selling releases in the Ramone entire catalog, the other being the greatest hits double LP Ramones Mania, released in 1988. Ramones: Raw is also the highest charting release in Ramones history.

On April 22, 2008, Marky Ramone appeared on a new CD in Canada playing drums with the Canadian punk band called Teenage Head. The CD is called Teenage Head with Marky Ramone and it was released in the USA on June 10, 2008.

Ramone also played Rock in Rio, on September 14, 2013.

Marky Ramone continues to tour the world.

Radio career

Since 2005, he has hosted the show Punk Rock Blitzkrieg on Sirius XM.

TV appearances

In 1993, Marky Ramone appeared with the Ramones in the episode "Rosebud" of The Simpsons.

In October 2001, Marky appeared on MTV accepting his lifetime achievement award presented by Bono of U2.

Ramone appeared on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations twice. On the 2007 Cleveland episode, he ate with Bourdain at the Michael Symon restaurant Lola and also toured the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Bourdain said Bell approved of the Ramones exhibit. On the 2010 "No Reservations Holiday Special," the two gather around a table and discuss what they want from Santa Claus (he wanted a hard-to-get Italian sports car).

In 2017 Ramone voiced a cartoon version of himself For Cartoon Network's Series Uncle Grandpa on the season 5 episode "Late Night Good Morning with Uncle Grandpa"

Business ventures

In 2009 he teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger's, Hilfiger Denim to launch his own clothing line consisting of leather jackets, jeans, and T-shirts, and his own beer line.

He also has his own line of pasta sauce, "Marky Ramone's Brooklyn's Own Pasta Sauce."

Books

In 2015 Marky released his autobiography Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As a Ramone.

Awards

Marky Ramone's hand prints are on the Hollywood Rock Walk.

In March 2002, Marky Ramone was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, at New York's Waldorf Astoria as a Ramone

Marky Ramone is the only living Ramone who won the lifetime achievement award from the Grammy Awards for 2011.

Discography

The following is a list of albums and singles Marky Ramone has played on.

With Dust:

1971 – Dust

1972 – Hard Attack

With Estus:

1973 – Estus

With The Voidoids:

1976 – "Another World" (single)

1977 – "Blank Generation" (single)

1977 – Blank Generation (album)

With the Ramones:

Albums:

1978 – Road to Ruin

1979 – Rock 'n' Roll High School soundtrack

1980 – End of the Century

1981 – Pleasant Dreams

1983 – Subterranean Jungle

1988 – Ramones Mania (compilation)

1989 – Brain Drain

1991 – All the Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (compilation)

1991 – Loco Live [EU Version] (Live)

1992 – Loco Live [US Version] (Live)

1992 – Mondo Bizarro

1993 – Acid Eaters

1995 – ¡Adios Amigos!

1996 – Greatest Hits Live (Live)

1997 – We're Outta Here! (Live)

1999 – Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (compilation)

2002 – Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (compilation)

2005 – Weird Tales of the Ramones (compilation)

Singles:

1978 – "I Wanna Be Sedated"

1978 – "Needles and Pins" (1978)

1979 – "She's the One" (1979)

1979 – "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (1979)

1980 – "Baby, I Love You" (1980)

1980 – "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" (1980)

1981 – "We Want the Airwaves" (1981)

1981 – "She's a Sensation" (1981)

1983 – "Psycho Therapy" (1983)

1983 – "Time Has Come Today" (1983)

1989 – "Pet Sematary" (1989)

1989 – "I Believe in Miracles" (1989)

1992 – "Poison Heart" (1992)

1992 – "Strength to Endure" (1992)

1993 – "Touring" (1993)

1993 – "Journey to the Center of the Mind" (1993)

1993 – "Substitute" (1993)

1994 – "7 and 7 Is" (1994)

1995 – "I Don't Want to Grow Up" (1995)

1996 – "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (1996)

With Marky Ramone and the Intruders:

1994 – "Coward with the Gun" (single)

1996 – Marky Ramone & The Intruders

1999 – The Answer To Your Problems?

2006 – Start of the Century (disc 1)

With Dee Dee Ramone:

1989 – Standing in the Spotlight (album)

1997 – "I Am Seeing U.F.O's" (single)

1997 – Zonked/Ain't It Fun (album)

With The Ramainz:

1999 – Live in N.Y.C. (live album)

With Joey Ramone:

2001 – "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" (single)

2002 – "What a Wonderful World" (single)

2002 – Don't Worry (album)

2002 – Christmas Spirit... In My House (EP CD)

2001 – No If's, And's or But's (album)

2002 – Legends Bleed (album)

With Cherie Currie:

2007– Cherry Bomb

Solo:

2006 – Start of the Century (disc two, live performances)

With Teenage Head:

2008 – Teenage Head with Marky Ramone

With Bluesman:

2008 – "Stop Thinking" (single)

With Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg:

2010 – "When We Were Angels" (single)

2011 – "If and When" (single)

Filmography

1979 – Rock 'n' Roll High School (Himself)

1980 – Blank Generation (Member of the Voidoids)

1993 – Ramones – Around the World (Himself, director, producer)

1994 – Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Himself)

1997 – We're Outta Here! (Himself)

2002 – The Brooklyn Boys (Tommy)

2003 – End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (Himself)

2004 – Ramones: Raw (Himself)

2010 – Lemmy (Himself)

2017 – Uncle Grandpa Voice Role (Himself)

Music video

Marky Ramone produced, with Callicore Studio two animated videos, illustrating two songs from the Marky Ramone and The Intruders albums.

2015 – "I Wanna Win The Lottery"

2016 – "I Want My Beer"

References

Marky Ramone Wikipedia

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