Vera Ramone King Talks About Ex-Husband Dee Dee Ramone In New Book 'Poisoned Heart'

Vera Ramone King, stopped by the studio to talk about her new book Poisoned Heart: I Married Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones Years) .

Described as a punk love story, King was married to The Ramones' songwriter and bass player Dee Dee Ramone, who died in 2002 of a drug overdose despite having been clean for years.

According to Amazon, "Dee Dee defined the punk-rock lifestyle. He was a rash, often violent, heroin addict, and no one better understood his twisted mentality, or insanity, than faithful wife Vera. But Vera, herself a less destructive “Nancy” to Dee Dee’s “Sid,” also came to know the Dee Dee that music fans worldwide held near and dear: a generous, loving man who had a soft-spot for bums, who grew up in the tough streets of Queens, who never stopped working, writing, and performing, who often treated his wife like a Punk Rock Princess, and whose greatest joy was the look on his fans’ faces as he played them a song."

For more information, visit www.veraramoneking.com.