這些年,他屢次受邀擔任電台客座DJ、受訪談自己最愛的歌,佔最大宗的永遠是那批紐約龐克,以及他們的前輩:波登人生至愛的音樂人是Iggy Pop,他倆後來變成了好友。他也迷戀啟發紐約龐克的先行者:The Velvet Underground、The New York Dolls,以及彼時他在餐廳幹洗碗工、日夜剝蠔殼的日子裡最愛的黑人流行歌:Marvin Gaye、Curtis Mayfield……。
Ramones / Beat on the Brat (1976) Richard Hell & the Voidoids / Blank Generation (1977) Dead Boys / Sonic Reducer (1977) The New York Dolls / Personality Crisis (1973) Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers / Chinese Rocks (1977) Roxy Music / Do the Strand (1973) Marvin Gaye / What’s Going On (1971) Curtis Mayfield / Pusherman (1972) ? & The Mysterians / 96 Tears (1966) The Stooges / Down on the Street (1970) Brian Jonestown Massacre / Anemone (1996) Joey Ramone & Ronnie Spector / Bye Bye Baby (1999)