Doing what he does best.

"I knew to be Linda’s friend I had to be friends with Johnny, and he seemed so crotchety and mean and nasty. I’m more avant-garde than Johnny. Of course, I liked the Ramones, but I was more into more arty bands. It wasn’t like I needed to meet Johnny Ramone. I would have preferred the guitar player for Magazine or Ultravox or something... [Johnny] told me that, other than him, I was the smartest person he knew."

--Vincent Gallo eulogizing Johnny Ramone at the unveiling of the Johnny Ramone memorial statue.