 " I was thinking , ' What 's best for the Ramones ? ' There was all this tension between me and Johnny . I was trying to release the pressure , to keep the band going . I told Dee Dee and Joey first that I was leaving the band . They said , ' Oh no , don 't go , don 't go , blah , blah , blah . ' I told them we had to do something , because I was losing my mind . " 
