Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones

Lobotomy is a lurid and unlikely temperance tract from the underbelly of rock 'n' roll.

Taking readers on a wild rollercoaster ride from his crazy childhood in Berlin and Munich to his lonely methadone-soaked stay at a cheap hotel in Earl's Court and newfound peace on the straight and narrow, Dee Dee Ramone catapults readers into the raw world of sex, addiction, and two-minute songs. It isn't pretty.

With the velocity of a Ramones song, Lobotomy rockets from nights at CBGB's to the breakup of the Ramones' happy family with an unrelenting backbeat of hate and squalor: his girlfriend ODs; drug buddy Johnny Thunders steals his ode to heroin, Chinese Rock; Sid Vicious shoots up using toilet water; and a pistol-wielding Phil Spector holds the band hostage in Beverly Hills. Hey! Ho! Let's go!

Author: Dee Dee Ramone, Veronica Kofman
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/01/2016
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780306824982

About the Author
Dee Dee Ramone was the bassist and songwriter for the Ramones, the creators and best exemplars of punk rock. He left the band in 1989 but performed one last time with his brothers in 1996. He is the author of Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones.