Marky Ramone: Musician, Songwriter, DJ
Marky Ramone has a net worth of $12 million, earned through his career as a drummer for bands such as the Ramones, The Backstreet Boys, Dust, and Wayne County. He began playing drums in 1971 with the hard rock band, Dust, and later joined Wayne County and the Backstreet boys in the mid-70s. Ramone became a member of the Richard Hell and The Voidoids before joining the Ramones in 1978, replacing the original drummer, Tommy Ramone, and was given the name Marky Ramone.
After leaving the Ramones due to a drinking problem, Ramone returned one year later and continued with the band until they broke up in 1996. He performed with several bands and recording artists such as The Teenage Heads and the Misfits and formed his own bands, Marky Ramone and the Speedkings, Marky Ramone and the Intruders, and Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg. Ramone has also been the Executive Producer of the DVD entitled “Ramones Raw,” and made an appearance on MTV where he was awarded the lifetime achievement award. He also starred in an episode of the “Simpsons” with the other members of The Ramones.
Ramone has released his own line of leather jackets, t-shirts, and jeans with Tommy Hilfiger in 2009, as well as launching his own pasta sauce, known as “Marky Ramone’s Brooklyn’s Own Pasta Sauce.” He is also the DJ of his own show, The Punk Rock Blitzkrieg.
Marky Ramone was born, Marc Steven Bell, in Brooklyn, New York in 1956 and was given the name Marky Ramone when he began playing for The Ramones.
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