I thought it was fantastic that they became the biggest band and not these superficial bands. “They took the influence from Hanoi the right way, the attitude, but had their own thing. Monroe and Hanoi Rocks were a chief influence on Guns N’ Roses. “I used to pick a girl and speak like I was hitting on her, and when she said, ‘Do you wanna come over?’ I’d say, ‘Yeah, can my friends come along?’ As soon as we got to the house, we’d go straight to the fridge. I guess I’m a freak,” he says, admitting that he charmed female fans for another reason.
“I don’t know if I would have fallen in love with playing guitar in a rock & roll band if I hadn’t discovered them in the 8th grade … I took a left turn into glam rock and I never came back.”ĭespite the hedonism of the Eighties, Monroe says he never dallied with groupies. They were “one of the greatest bands that had ever existed,” says Shiflett. The Foo Fighters guitarist credits Hanoi Rocks for inspiring him to pick up the instrument. Here’s six highlights from this week’s Walking the Floor, which streams in its entirety below. “His answer was, ‘I don’t produce no white boys.'” Monroe also touches on his own drug use and how he got clean (“Once you decide to stop something, you have to have the will to stop it”) why Hanoi was initially rejected in their native country (“A lot of people hated us for having self-confidence”) and the pop star they asked to produce their 1983 LP Back to Mystery City: Prince. The onetime singer of the Finnish group Hanoi Rocks – the greatest Eighties rock band that never was – talks at length about the origins and demise of Hanoi, who fought off drug addiction only to lose their drummer in one of rock’s most infamous accidents in 1984. He was living in Los Angeles in early 90s and used to hang around with GnR guys along with other Hanoi members.Chris Shiflett veers away from country music and Americana in the latest installment of his Walking the Floor podcast, sitting down with glam-rock king Michael Monroe. He also joined Hanoi Rocks as bass player in the '85 but never performed or recorded with the band. Right Next Door to Hell was co-written by Timo Caltion who was a roadie and guitar technician for Hanoi Rocks in the beginning of 80s. She can also be seen in the Sweet Child of Mine music video.
Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy is married to Angela Nicoletti who was Izzy's girlfriend sometime in the 80's. One of the most obvious is Axl Rose appearing in the music video of Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe's Dead Jail or Rock'n'Roll. Some random connections between bands/people: Also the first album Bankok shocks, Saigon shakes, Hanoi Rocks is quite strong and one of my favourites. In my opinion the strongest Hanoi album is the third one (Self Destruction Blues) which ironically contains some random singles and B-sides. If I remember correctly it was Izzy who initially was a fan of Hanoi Rocks and made the other GnR guys listen their records. There isn't much in common musically between GnR and Hanoi Rocks. However, they were apparently quite influential in the glam scene and shaping the fashion sensibilities of LA during the early '80s.Ĭan you think of other similarities between GnR and Hanoi Rocks? I've tried listening to many songs of Hanoi Rocks, and there aren't any other songs besides "Lost In The City (live 1984)" that I love. In that video, the lead guitarist is Andy McCoy looks just like Izzy Stradlin. Of course, I only started listening to to Hanoi Rocks since last night, and I'm loving their live version of "Lost In The City" from 1984.
HANOI ROCKS 80S PLUS
Plus Axl looks like Mike Monroe here as well.įinally, Hanoi Rocks has a song where the lyrics state "Welcome to the Jungle."
Izzy Stradlin looks just like the two at the top and right of this image. Here's a picture of Michael Monroe and Axl looks just like him in later years. Notice the hat at the far left? It's identical to what Slash wears now.
Here's a picture of Hanoi Rocks around 1985. Hanoi Rocks has a very nice song called "Lost In The City," and one of the lyrics is "Take me down." I read about this association on Wiki, also. Towards the end of Rocket Queen, Axl sings "Don't ever leave me." Hanoi Rocks has a song called 'Don't You Never Leave Me.
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