I used to be a hairdresser.

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

I was a big troublemaker in the group. I put them through a lot of pain, but as much as I gave to them, they gave right back to me.

Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.

When I got into rap I didn't exactly win any popularity contests. I called myself Dee Dee King, after B.B. King, to the total dismay of my fellow Ramones.

I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car.