Posted in: Metal by Jessibelle on November 25th, 2011 | 0 Comments
R.I.P. Joey.
Though I was not around at the time when the Ramones were big, they are my favorite band by far. I am inspired by their music and it is safe to say that many people are. I sometimes think I was born in the wrong generation. I would do anything to be able to have seen them preform. R.I.P. Joey. 
Jeff Hyman was born in 1951, and he was about 23 when he changed his name to Joey Ramone. He was a founder of the band the Ramones.
Mark Hoppus, Blink-182: “I wish I could have met him and told him what a huge influence he had on my life, and what an inspiration his music was, and what a genius he really was.”
Joey Ramone passed away on Easter Sunday, at 2:40 p.m., from a long battle with lymphoma. Diagnosed in 1995 and given, at that time, three to six months to live, he managed to maintain his health and good spirits until a fall in the snow at the end of 2000. He broke his hip, and after a painful replacement found that his body was unable to continue fighting on two fronts. The news during the past few months—passed around by his friends and followers the world over—was progressively less and less hopeful.
Joan Jett, The Runaways: “He was the best person, a terrific artist, a wonderful friend, and a huge influence on my music and career.”
The first JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY BASH was held just one month after the legendary frontman lost his seven-year battle with lymphoma in April 2001.. Living up to a promise made to the singer to celebrate his 50th birthday, Joey’s mother Charlotte Lesher and brother Mickey Leigh organized an all-star rock and roll party and have continued the tradition annually. All proceeds are donated to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
