Johnny Ramone
Maarten Wierda
Johnny Ramone Has Cancer
Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone is in a Los Angeles hospital battling
prostate cancer, according to his longtime bandmate, drummer Marky
Ramone. "Johnny's been a champ in confronting this, but at this point I
think the chances are slim," says Marky, who joined the Ramones in 1977
when Tommy Ramone left the band.
"John never smoked cigarettes, he wasn't a heavy drinker and he was
always into his health," Marky continues. "It just proves when cancer
seeks a body to penetrate, it doesn't matter how healthy you are or how
unhealthy you are. It just seeps in and there's nothing you can do."
The fifty-five-year-old guitarist, born John Cummings, first learned of
his condition four years ago and has undergone extensive chemotherapy.
"I've been getting so much email from people and from papers and
magazines wanting to know what was up I had to take it upon myself to
say something, because eventually John won't be in any condition to say
or do anything," Marky says. "He went through many chemotherapy
treatments. Some of it worked better than others. At this point [the
cancer] has started to go into other areas of the body."
Widely acknowledged as the world's first punk band, the Ramones have
lost two members in the last three years, with singer Joey Ramone's
death in 2001 of lymphatic cancer and bassist Dee Dee Ramone's death
from a drug overdose the following year.
Johnny Ramone retired from music following the Ramones' final tour in
1996, and, after more than two decades spent on the road, the Ramones
leader felt little temptation to continue playing.
"I was ninety-nine percent sure I was not going to come back and play,"
Johnny told Rolling Stone in 2001. "I was always open, but I didn't want
to go back on tour under any circumstances. If they could have come up
with an offer that I couldn't refuse for one week of jobs, somewhere in
the world, I would have thought about it."
Despite a poor prognosis, Johnny remains upbeat. "He seemed in good
spirits the last time I saw him," says Marky. "He was talking about the
positive things the Ramones accomplished: getting inducted into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame [in 2002], how our music is being accepted at this
point. It put a smile on his face. Knowing John, he'll fight this
horrible disease to the end. Everybody is wishing the best and hoping
the best. We'll stand by him."
Ik las 't nadat ik de 3VOOR12 nieuwsbrieg binnenkreeg. 't Zal toch niet
de derde worden binnen drie jaar? :(
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Cheers,
Maarten Wierda
/playing: Bad Brains - Bad Brains
"Organized Confusion" - KDC
Rob Hoveling
<maar...@norecessDOT.com> wrote:
>Johnny Ramone Has Cancer
Auw!
Gr.R., vindt het veel te hard gaan momenteel...
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Soon I discovered that this rock thing was true
Jerry lee lewis was the devil
Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet
All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world
So there was only one thing that I could do
Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long
Philip Zonneveld
> Ik las 't nadat ik de 3VOOR12 nieuwsbrieg binnenkreeg. 't Zal toch niet
> de derde worden binnen drie jaar? :(
>
Maar als hij toch moet, dan maar voor de presidentsverkiezingen.
Philip, benieuwd welke drummer ze straks uitzoeken.
Maarten Wierda
Johnny drummer? Je bedoelt vast Marky of Tommy. Marky drumt momenteel
bij de Misfits. Hoe het Tommy vergaat weet ik niet.
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Cheers,
Maarten Wierda
/playing: Earth Crisis - Slither
"Organized Confusion" - KDC