„Punk rock was there since rock and roll started. Rebellious rock and roll was punk rock. Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley. That was punk rock. The Beatles in Hamburg, before they put on their suits and were wearing their leather jackets. But by 1974, progressive rock had diluted rock and roll. Everyone had gotten so overindulgent. All of a sudden, we started playing, and other bands saw us play and were inspired. Our main influences would have been the early and mid-'60s British movement, the Beach Boys, and surf music – pure rock and roll.“ – Johnny Ramone, nachzulesen unter kauhajokinyt.fi
Vgl. die WDR Sendung Pop 2000, Folge 7 (1980–1984), im Internet unter youtube.com dort mit weiteren Links.
Vgl. die WDR Sendung Pop 2000, Folge 8 (1982–1985), im Internet unter youtube.com sowie Folge 9 (1983–1989) unter youtube.com dort jeweils mit weiteren Links.