Career
He is the brother of Joey Ramone, lead vocalist of the punk rock band Ramones. Mickey Leigh formed his first band at the age of 10. At the age of 14 Leigh was playing in a band with John Cummings (Johnny Ramone) and Tommy Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone).
In 1977 he formed a band,, with music journalist Lester Bangs.
The group recorded nine songs which were finally released in 1986, four years after Bangs" death, on the album with Lester Bangs. Creem magazine described it as “the best rock ‘n’ roll album of 1986".
Leigh"s next band was. The group released two singles and one album in 1985.
Two years later Leigh recorded an album with his new band.
Leigh has also been working as producer for several New York based groups. In 2009 Leigh published the book I Slept with Joey Ramone: A Family Memoir.