{"product_id":"punk-rock-blitzkrieg-my-life-as-a-ramone-paperback","title":"Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarky Ramone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Herschlag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"entertaining and enlightening\" (Stephen King) final word on the genius and mischief of the Ramones, told by the man who created the beat behind their iconic music and lived to tell about it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen punk rock reared its spiky head in the early seventies, Marc Bell had the best seat in the house. Already a young veteran of the prototype American metal band Dust, Bell took residence in artistic, seedy Lower Manhattan, where he played drums in bands that would shape rock music for decades to come, including Wayne County, who pioneered transsexual rock, and Richard Hell and the Voidoids, who directly inspired the entire early British punk scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf punk had royalty, in 1978 Marc became part of it when he was knighted \"Marky Ramone\" by Johnny, Joey, and Dee Dee of the iconoclastic Ramones. The band of tough misfits were a natural fit for Marky, who dressed punk before there was punk, and who brought his \"blitzkrieg\" style of drumming as well as the studio and stage experience the band needed to solidify its lineup. Together, they changed the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Marky Ramone changed, too. The epic wear and tear of a dysfunctional group (and the Ramones were a step beyond dysfunction) endlessly crisscrossing the country and the world in an Econoline--practically a psychiatric ward on wheels--drove Marky from partying to alcoholism. When his life started to look more out of control then Dee Dee's, he knew he had a problem. Marky left music in the mid-eighties to enter recovery and eventually returned to help the Ramones finally receive their due as one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering in unflinching detail the cult film \u003ci\u003eRock 'N' Roll High School\u003c\/i\u003e to \"I Wanna Be Sedated\" to Marky's own struggles, \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock Blitzkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e is an authentic and always honest look at the people who reinvented rock music, and not a moment too soon.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760734830880,"sku":"9781451687781","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ef818d3852f82e8dae1a80a0a6492d5.webp?v=1780188397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/punk-rock-blitzkrieg-my-life-as-a-ramone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}