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)