12 Facts About Richie Ramone

Richie Ramone joined the Ramones in February 1983 before the release of Subterranean Jungle, and appeared in two music videos from that album, although he did not play on the record itself.

Richie Ramone wrote the Ramones' hit song "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" off the Animal Boy album and later included on the compilation album Ramones Mania, the first Ramones album to go gold.

Richie Ramone really strengthened the band a hundred percent because he sings backing tracks, he sings lead, and he sings with Dee Dee's stuff.

Richie Ramone stated in an interview that he had asked for a small percentage of the merchandise income based on his tenure with the band and their use of his name and image, which he claimed Joey and Dee Dee were in favor of, but Johnny refused.

Richie Ramone added that he never felt entitled to a large share as he was not a founding member and mentioned feeling left out when the other members would go to cash their merchandise checks while on tour.

Richie Ramone was briefly replaced by Clem Burke of Blondie and The Romantics, before the latter was replaced by Richie's predecessor Marky Ramone.

In September 2007, Richie filed a federal lawsuit titled Reinhardt v Wal-mart Stores, Inc et al.

Richie Ramone alleged that the copyright on the six tunes he wrote for the Ramones had been infringed when the band's management licensed the band's recordings for sale as digital downloads.

Richie Ramone was both the featured soloist and the concerto's co-composer, a feat no other punk rock drummer had done before.

The work was commissioned by Pops music director Rachael Worby and was met with acclaim by critics who noted that Richie Ramone "brought the audience to its feet after his faster-than-the-human-eye-can-follow drumming".

Leigh invited Richie to give a short speech at the awards ceremony where Richie noted that it was the first time in history that all three Ramones drummers were gathered and mused that Joey would be proud of the Achievement Award.

In 2013, Richie Ramone signed with DC-Jam Records and released his first solo album, Entitled, on October 8,2013.