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Johnny ramone was born john william cummings in queens, new york. In his autobiography, commando, johnny wrote, i had been on a streak of. However, the ramones adds a hefty dose of punk muscle into the equation on their recording of commando, building it on fiery one and twonote johnny ramone guitar riffs that are propped up by a militaristic lockstep groove from the rhythm section. Over the years we realized their band was resurrecting those taboo rock joys theyd first experienced as young teenagers, when radio rock was a freakwelcoming place, and everyone could share a wild abandonment together.