

“Oftentimes the audience wouldn’t even notice, let alone the rest of the band. Sometimes on accident, but usually on purpose,” said Gould as he twirled a corn dog like a drumstick. “Oh yeah, Marky always played the wrong song live. Marky Ramone’s former drum tech Rob Gould confirmed as much. All you really have to do is get the gist of a Ramones song to be able to cover it. So once you can get those two down, you can basically play them all. “Let’s face it, the Ramones really only played two songs. “Upwards of 80% of their budget is spent on leather jackets, sunglasses, plain t-shirts, and rare pressings of Ramones records and the other 20% is for cocaine,” said Johnson-Esposito as she booked the group to open for a Clash cover band. That’s what the Ramones would’ve wanted.”Įndless Vacation manager Ciara Johnson-Esposito says the band allocates a large portion of their resources to non-musical endeavors.

That’s why I don’t see why I should waste my life studying and practicing like a chump when I can focus on what really matters: Looking cool on stage. “The majority of their albums were played by session musicians, not the real Ramones. “The Ramones never bothered to tune their instruments, let alone play them correctly, and that’s why I only set aside 20 minutes a month to hone my musical craft,” said Endless Vacation guitarist Nick Childress as he threw away his “Guitar for Dummies” book that he had never even opened. AMARILLO, Texas - Local Ramones cover band Endless Vacation reportedly neglected to learn their instruments or songs on their setlist, according to sources who could most certainly tell.
