Marc Bell joined the Ramones in 1978. His predecessor on drums, the Hungarian Tamás Erdélyi, nicknamed Tommy Ramone, got fed up with the very long tours. Bell, who had experience in other groups on the New York alternative scene, would soon call himself Marky Ramone and participate in some of the group’s most legendary songs such as I wanna be sedated or The KKK took my baby away. Except for a hiatus due to alcohol problems, he was the drummer of the Ramones until their dissolution in 1996.
Almost 45 years later, Marky (71) represents the last living legacy of the influential New York punk rock band. With all its original members deceased, the one from Brooklyn continues to remember those years with his Blitzkrieg, a name that refers to the famous Blitzkrieg bop, a song that, by the way, was composed—ironically by fate—Tommy.
The last tour, somewhat bumpy, takes you today to L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Marky recently made headlines again by refusing to perform in a squat in Italy next to a Palestinian flag. There was no concert. The punk rebellion, like everything, has changed.
