The Ramones started in 1974 as an antidote to slick commercialism. The members of the band-no blood relation among them-grew up together in Forest Hills, NY and decided to learn some instruments to form this group. "It came pretty instinctively," said Johnny Ramone. "It's easy. There are only so many chords."

Since then The Ramones, a band Spin Magazine labeled the #2 most important band ever, went on to record over two dozen albums, they earned an MTV/VH1 Lifetime Achievement Award, they were just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and most importantly: they shook the foundations of rock music with their style and attitude. Countless bands and fans worldwide are indebted to The Ramones for the creation of punk rock.

Drummer Marc Bell had recorded two metal albums with the band Dust when he was only 16, and then gotten into the punk scene in the early 1970's. For a short while he played drums for Wayne County and the BackstreetBoys and then Richard Hell & the Voidoids. In 1978, after two years with the Voidoids, Marky left to find a new band. Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone approached drummer Marky to join the band as Marky Ramone in 1978. They then recorded Road To Ruin, which featured the song "I Wanna Be Sedated," and one year later Marky Ramone co-starred in Rock 'N' Roll Highschool, a Roger Corman film starring The Ramones, based on their album of the same name. In 1980 they released End Of The Century produced by the legendary Phil Spector, followed by Pleasant Dreams and Subterranean Jungle.

In 1983, he left the band and was replaced by Richie Ramone. After leaving The Ramones, he joined King Flux, and then m-80. In 1987, Richie quit, and Marky showed up to re-join the ranks of the The Ramones. In 1992, The Ramones released Mondo Bizarro which featured "Anxiety," and "The Job that Ate My Brain," written by Marky Ramone and Skinny Bones (who would later play in Marky's post-Ramones band, Marky Ramone & the Intruders). In 1995, The Ramones released Adios Amigos, their final studio album, on which Marky wrote another song with Skinny Bones called "Have a Nice Day." The Ramones performed their final show on August 6, 1996.

Marky has since released albums for his band, Marky Ramone & the Intruders, as well as playing on Joey Ramone's solo album, recorded just before he died.