Marky Ramone's memoir Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As A Ramone will be released on January 13th. Ramone (previously known as Marc Bell until the Ramones knighted him "Marky Ramone" in 1978) told Billboard he spent five years writing the book:
"It's not just about the Ramones; it's my whole life story leading up to that, and afterwards. But, y'know, 95 percent of the time I was in a van with those guys, stuck in assigned seats, and you can't jump out the window or anything. So I wanted to tell people what it was really like."
An excerpt (full chapter) from the book is available to read here, and an interview with Ramone discussing the book is available to view below. Pre-order Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As A Ramone from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Pledge Music.
Ramone will be hitting the road for a short tour to promote Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As A Ramone. Dates are posted below. More details about each stop on the tour can be found on Marky Ramone's website.
1/17 -- New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
1/20 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Gramercy Theater
1/21 -- Pasadena, CA @ Vroman's Bookstore
1/22 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Skylight Books
1/24 -- San Francisco, CA @ Jewish Community Center
1/26 -- Austin, TX @ Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1/28 -- Ridgewood, NJ @ Bookends
1/29 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Free Library of Philadelphia
2/03 -- Huntington, NY @ Barnes & Noble
2/04 -- Staten Island, NY @ Barnes & Noble
2/05 -- New Haven, CT @ RJ Julia & Toad's Place
Published January 10th, 2015 @ 5:07 PM