From The Archives: Vera Ramone King – Poisoned Heart0

by Tamara Palmer

“From the heart and honest.”
– Vera Ramone King

Vera Ramone King’s book Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone documents her 17-year marriage to the bassist and lead songwriter of seminal punk rockers The Ramones. In vivid and loving detail, she recounts the rise and demise of her lover and best friend, who succumbed to a heroin overdose in 2002. She offers the untold story of how she continually kept him alive even amidst bouts of terrifying abuse from her husband, illuminating a vital link in the band’s masterful and enduring legacy.

In a revealing interview from her home in South Florida, King spoke with SG about her book, the “Ramones curse,” and her extraordinary life as a strong woman standing in the supportive shadows of a music icon. Without her, the history of the Ramones – so often portrayed as a staunchly masculine narrative – might have been forever altered.

Read our exclusive interview with Vera Ramone King on SuicideGirls.com.

Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (the Ramones Years): A Punk Love Story is out now and available via Amazon.com/.