Talk:Joey Ramone

message: i heard he had a humidifier explode in his face,thats why hes face was all jacked up and hidden behind hairs
I work for Joey's family and am attempting to add facts and content that will make this page more accurate and better represent my client and friend (Joeysmanager (talk) 01:02, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, Jeffry Hyman was Joey's birth name.  Hyman is a somewhat common Jewish surname, as it's the Americanized version of Heiman. Air.dance 00:46, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  what about his face 

message: Since all Ramones releases feature Joey, shouldn't we refer people to the Ramones discography instead of duplicating it here? Nareek 12:17, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discography 

message: Does anybody know why Joey Ramone was born sterile? 121.208.44.211 02:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infertility 

message: I know how to remove all the citation needed bits, but I have no idea how to cite it from End Of The Century(the film). Please Help.--Nishad 06:38, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Citing films is tricky.  Do you have the film on DVD?  If so, you can cite it like this Director name.  End of the Century. (Year).  Chapter name (if any).  Time in minutes into the film..  I realise this is a pain, but I don't think we have figured out a better system yet.  Jkelly 06:58, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  citation help 

message: Does anybody know if the name comes from Joey Levine specifically, or a song he penned named "Quick Joey Small"? - Deathrocker 16:25, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Joey's stage name

message: the article says ge had a obsessive-compulsive disorder.what was he obsessive about?Music? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.8.69.18 (talk) 04:21, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the OCD is important, as this is a biographical piece meant to paint a full picture of the artist. I've added a reference to it.  If you can provide a sourced reference for the fact that Joey overcame his OCD on his own, I think that should be added, as it certainly amplifies a strength of character. --Mr. Stein (talk) 00:26, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  OCD 

message: Any reason why Joey (Jeff Hyman) is not listed as a Jewish American musician? Under either his birth name or his Ramone name?
r —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.0.116.149 (talk) 17:44, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not crosslinked to Jewish American musicians 

message: "He was listening to the song "In a Little While" by U2 when he died.[4] This was during U2's Elevation Tour, and from that point on during shows Bono would introduce the song as a tune that was originally about a lovestruck hangover but that Joey turned it into a gospel song."
This makes no sense.
Bono wrote the song as a lovestruck hangover. Joey's brother Mickey put Bono on the phone with Joey just before his passing and Bono played him the new song. Joey loved it and called is a gospel song and passed very soon after that. (Joeysmanager (talk) 01:16, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusion 

message: (from above)
"Um, i read 'On the road with the Ramones" through and through, and never came over that particular thing. it says over and over that he was 6'6, and nothing was said about having "marfan sydnrome".his brother has long limbs and is tall, but maybe has a slower matabolism, which makes him look bigger. but i wouldnt say Joey had any disorder...
:Thirded and I just deleted the Marfan reference.  I knew Joey and his family a bit, and once very specifically asked Joey's brother Mickey if Joey had Marfan syndrome.  He'd never even heard of it.  So I'm not saying it's impossible he had this, but if he did it was undiagnosed.  Not signing my real name as this was many years ago and it's *possible* (though I think unlikely) that I remember wrong, and I don't want Mickey getting angry at me if that's the case.  But if for some reason this becomes a contentious issue I'll come back and put my real name if that helps.  Hope this info. is useful. 
Also just wanted to mention that Joey always did seem several inches taller than he claimed he was.  I seem to recall that he said he was 6'3" but he always seemed more like 6'8" to me.  Standing next to him, Mickey, and Andy Shernoff felt like you'd fallen into a hole -- very weird!  :-)~~Ramona Little
Per his NYC drivers license he was 6' 6".
Marfan Syndrome is not deleted and is totally and factually incorrect. Tell me what it will take to remove this, I will get the doctor to write a letter - you name it. (Joeysmanager (talk) 01:20, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marfan Syndrome 

message: The "early life" info submitted here by (talk) 01:42, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early Life 

message: Ramones
Hyman was said to be the "heart and soul" of the Ramones, and his favorite songs from their repertoire were often the ballads and love songs. C.J. Ramone called him the "hippie of the group."[3]
Johnny said that, not C.J. Dave Frey 917-282-0852 dave@silentpartnermanagment.com --Joeysmanager (talk) 02:55, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ramones 

message: I don't think Joey Ramone should be listed as a tenor, or categorized as one. As this own page mentions, check out "somebody put something in my drink" and "mama's boy", or really any songs where Joey is singing. Not only is the range not even close to a tenor, but his voice is has the darkness and weight of a baritone, and seems to be sung with a baritone like passaggio. An untrained tenor can hit a high G with a fair amount of shoutiness, but he never got any where close from what I know. Every aspect of his voice seems to say baritone, I don't know why he's considered a tenor on this list.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.232.127.7 (talk) 17:01, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joey Ramone "American Tenors" 

message: From what I have read and heard, Joey Romone's political beliefs were left-liberal (in the American sense), not socialist. Left-liberalism and socialism are not the same thing. Nevertheless, until reliable references are provided, his alleged political beliefs should probably be left out of the article.Spylab (talk) 00:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Pretty much everything I have ever read about Ramone states his politics are the exact opposite. Ramone was almost certainly not a "left-liberal".72.49.235.222 (talk) 03:13, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

text: Part of the confusion may be Joey's song called Maria Bartiromo, named after a conservative reporter on Fox Business. Baroness Samedi (talk) 03:57, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Politics

message: According to Mickey Leigh's book I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir, Joey also had schizophrenia. Shouldn't this be added to the article? BLAguyMONKEY! (talk) 08:50, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Depends on the credibility of the claim. Was this a diagnosis by a doctor, or just his brother's opinion? --Escape Orbit (Talk) 11:42, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: The book talks about him being diagnosed after he pulled a knife on his mother as a teenager. It even has an excerpt of the official report: "The patient essentially sees himself with low self-esteem, as a combination of being both dangerous and in danger, approaching the unfamiliar with considerable caution and suspicion, frequently employing poor judgement in the process. His sense of self is of a passive, dependent person with ambivalent sexual identification, against which he is inclined to defend himself by means of distancing maneuvers to the point of estrangement. His view of authority is markedly fearful, feeling his life to be in danger . . . The patient's personality structure is consistent with diagnosis of schizophrenia, paranoid type with minimal brain damage (the latter probably of long-standing duration)." I think that's pretty credible. BLAguyMONKEY! (talk) 11:34, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Schizophrenia

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message: This page includes the claim that Joey Ramone had a parasitic twin at birth. This claim is sourced to Marky Ramone's book. However, Joey Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, states in his book I Slept With Joey Ramone that his brother was born with a teratoma attached to his tailbone. This is not the same as a parasitic twin and a congenital teratoma on the tailbone is a more common condition, though it affects females more than males. I would consider Leigh's information to be more reliable as he had access to his brother's medical records.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.123.142.216 (talk) 06:59, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parasitic twin