I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that Dee Dee Ramone, an American musician, became bored with the Ramones' music around the time he left the band. Instead, he became a big fan of rap music, which he saw as the new form of punk rock. His biggest idol was the rapper LL Cool J.
About Dee Dee Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone, the bassist and founding member of the iconic punk rock band the Ramones, was a prolific songwriter who penned many of the band’s best-known tracks. Despite battling a long-term heroin addiction, he left an indelible mark on the punk rock genre until his untimely passing in 2002.
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