It’s 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of internal tensions, the legendary quartet is about to crash and burn.<\/p>\n
Enter Richie Ramone.<\/p>\n
Then a 26-year-old from New Jersey named Richard Reinhardt, he’s snapped up by the group to be their new drummer and instantly goes from the obscurity of the underground club scene to membership in the most famous punk-rock band of all time, revitalizing the pioneering outfit with his powerful, precise, and blindingly fast beats \u2013 composing classic cuts like the menacing anthem \u201cSomebody Put Something in My Drink\u201d and becoming the only Ramones percussionist to sing lead vocals for the group. With the Ramones, he performs over five hundred shows at venues all around the world and records three storming studio albums \u2013 before abruptly quitting the band and going deep underground. To most fans, this crucial figure in the band’s history has remained a mystery, his tale untold.<\/p>\n
Until now.<\/p>\n
I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During, and After the Ramones is the firsthand, four-on-the-floor account of a life in rock ‘n’ roll and in one of its most influential acts \u2013 straight from the sticks of the man who kept the beat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Format: Hardcover | 320 pages
Language: English
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