I started listening to and playing other music in the ’90s. It was after hearing other bands, like Bad Religion, cover Ramones songs that I started to like our songs again.

Meaning of the quote

Dee Dee Ramone, the American musician, explains that in the 1990s, he started exploring different types of music. It was after he heard other bands, like Bad Religion, covering Ramones songs that he began to appreciate and enjoy his own band's music again. Listening to how other artists interpreted Ramones songs made Dee Dee appreciate the value and quality of his own work.

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