Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone ( born July 15, 1956 in New York City as Marc Bell) is an American drummer. He achieved international fame was known as a member of the U.S. punk band the Ramones in 1978.
Career
Marc Bell was 1971-1972 member of the band Dust, with which he recorded two plates. In 1977, he took the New York punk band Richard Hell, The Voidoids, Blank Generation on the album.
In 1978, Marc Bell was the successor of drummer Tommy Ramone member of the Ramones existing since 1974 and took, following the band principle, the pseudonym Marky Ramone on. With an interruption from 1983 to 1987 - claims to be he was in treatment for his addiction - he was until they disbanded in 1996, their drummer. Since 2004, Marky and C. J. Ramone, the last two surviving members of the recent formation of the Ramones; with Tommy Ramone lives on only one member of the original cast of 1974.
After dissolution of the Ramones, he founded the band Intruders with which he self-titled album Marky Ramone and the Intruders brought out in 1997. 1999 was followed by a second album, Do not Blame Me After a few tours that brought them to Europe, the band broke up again. Since 2000 he has played with the bands Buckweeds, The Speed Kings and Misfits, Osaka Popstar since 2006. He is regarded as a great fan of science fiction movies of the 1950s.
Some guest appearances Marky Ramone had at the Brazilian punk band Tequila baby from Porto Alegre. Among other things, he can be heard on the CD and DVD Tequila Baby & Marky Ramone Live (2006).
In 2007, Marky Ramone toured with band by various clubs. Currently, he is with his band, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg on tour as a singer, first served Michale Graves, for the Tour 2013 Andrew WK. Ramone served as the basis of a character in Alan Robert's comic Killogy.
Honors, awards
- In 2002, Marky Ramone was added together with other members of the Ramones into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- For his life's work he received in 2011 - also in collaboration with other members of the Ramones - a special Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.