The autobiography from the late New York punk rocker Johnny Ramone is coming out in April.
Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone, from Abrams Image, chronicles the rock star’s personal story from growing up in Queens to playing in the legendary punk band, The Ramones. Tommy Ramone, the last living member of the band, wrote the foreword for the book and Lisa Marie Presley wrote the epilogue.
Abrams’ website explains more: “The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002—two years later, Johnny died of cancer, having outlived two other founding members. Revealing, inspiring, and told on his own terms, this highly designed memoir also features Johnny’s assessment of the Ramones’ albums; a number of eccentric Top Ten lists; rare historical artifacts; and scores of personal and professional photos, many of which have never before been published.”
The Christian Science Monitor has more about the book: “Interviews with those close to Johnny Ramone were originally planned for inclusion, said Linda Ramone, but ultimately she decided to leave them out. ‘It didn’t make Johnny Ramone’s book more powerful by having other people in the book talking about him,’ she said of the decision.”