Marky Ramone Net Worth

What is Marky Ramone's Net Worth?

Marky Ramone is an American drummer who has a net worth of $6 million. Marky Ramone is best known as the longest-serving drummer of the punk rock band the Ramones, having played with the band from 1978 to 1983 and again from 1987 until the Ramones' dissolution in 1996. He has played with various other bands over the years, including Dust, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and his own Marky Ramone and the Intruders.

Early Life

Marky Ramone was born Marc Bell on July 15, 1952, in New York City. He has a twin brother named Fred. They are of Dutch, French, and Boyan descent.

First Bands

In 1969, Ramone formed the Brooklyn-based hard rock band Dust with guitarist and vocalist Richie Wise and bassist Kenny Aaronson. The band released its eponymous debut album on Kama Sutra Records in early 1971. Dust released one more album, "Hard Attack," before dissolving in 1972. Ramone subsequently joined the band Estus, with which he recorded an album of the same name. He next played with Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys and Richard Hell and the Voidoids. Ramone appeared on the latter band's influential debut studio album, "Blank Generation," in 1977.

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The Ramones

In 1978, Marky Ramone replaced Tommy Ramone as the drummer of the punk rock band the Ramones. He joined Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, and Dee Dee Ramone. His first album with the group was "Road to Ruin," which came out in 1978. The following year, the Ramones appeared in the musical comedy film "Rock 'n' Roll High School." In 1980, the band released the album "End of the Century," which became its highest-charting album ever after peaking at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the UK Albums Chart. This was also the first Ramones album produced by Phil Spector. Marky recorded two more albums with the Ramones, "Pleasant Dreams" (1981) and "Subterranean Jungle" (1983), before he was let go due to his drinking problem. After getting sober, he returned to the Ramones in the summer of 1987 and stayed with the band until its dissolution in 1996. During this time, Dee Dee was replaced by C.J. Ramone. Marky spent a total of 15 years with the Ramones, recording 12 albums and two backstage films and performing over 1,700 shows. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

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Further Music Career

Following the disbanding of the Ramones in 1996, Marky formed the punk rock band Marky Ramone and the Intruders. The band released two albums before retiring in 1999. Also in 1996, Marky joined Dee Dee Ramone, his wife Barbara Zampini, and C.J. Ramone in the Ramones tribute band the Remains. Due to another band having the same name, the group changed the spelling of its name to the Ramainz in 1999. Four months after the passing of Dee Dee in 2002, the Ramainz released the live album "Live in N.Y.C.," the group's only release. Before that, Marky had contributed to Dee Dee's 1997 solo album "Zonked/Ain't it Fun," Joey Ramone's 2002 solo album "Don't Worry About Me," and the Brazilian hardcore punk band Raimundos' 2001 album "Éramos 4." Marky has contributed to albums by some other artists over the years, including "Project 150" by the Misfits, "Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk" by Osaka Popstar, and "Teenage Head with Marky Ramone" by Teenage Head. He also performs Ramones songs around the world with his band Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg.

Other Projects and Appearances

In 2005, Ramone began hosting the radio program "Punk Rock Blitzkrieg" on SiriusXM. A couple of years later, he made his first of two appearances on the television travel and food show "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations." In 2017, Ramone appeared in an episode of the AMC reality series "Comic Book Men" and voiced a cartoon version of himself on the Cartoon Network show "Uncle Grandpa." Among his other work, he published an autobiography in 2015 and has his own clothing line, beer line, and pasta sauce line.

Personal Life

With his wife, Marion Flynn, Ramone resides in Brooklyn Heights in New York City.

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