![]() ![]() ![]() I said well, let me bring it up to Sami and then I told Sami the next day and Sami said that it could be amazing. I went up to do 'Schools Out' with Alice and after the show Ginger said he wanted to talk to me in person, privately and we had a little chat.and he heard that Sami and I had been putting a new band together and he said he would very much like to be a part of it. Monroe: "ALICE COOPER was doing a show in Espoo, and I went to see him, my idol and friend nowadays, its great. Monroe: "With Ginger? We got together in Finland, in Espoo, near Helsinki." We have not signed with anyone but JVC in Japan."ī: How did you hook up with Ginger? I am hoping they will come after us after we make a little noise. I also think Steve fits in perfectly."ī: Are you currently shopping for a label? Monroe: "Yeah, I love Karl, he's a great guy and a great drummer. a long time ago."ī: Do you feel the addition of Karl and Steve brought something new to the band? But no, I havent actually, kept in touch, obviously because we are not working together anymore. Monroe: "I haven't you know, its not like we don't. And boy am I happy I did, I got a great new band now."ī: Do you still keep in contact with Andy? It would stifle my creativity so it was time to move on. But anyway, yeah.we took it as far as it could go and it wasn't going anywhere anymore and I did not want to become a jukebox playing the same old stuff over and over. With the old original Hanoi, no one could be replaced. In the new one it was more like me and Andy and the other guys you know. But in the old Hanoi, you could not replace any member. ![]() Well, the difference is actually that, in the old Hanoi, I mean you can't really compare them, first of all, different time, different place. Some people ask me what's the difference between the old Hanoi and the new Hanoi. We didn't do anything new and it just didn't feel like fun anymore and you know, It was time to wrap it up. We weren't writing any more songs after Street Poetry, for a year and a half. Monroe: "We broke up because we took it as far as we could go. Cory Lambert on special assignment for, sat down with Monroe, Yaffa and Ginger for an in-depth interview shortly before show time.ī: Why did Hanoi Rocks breakup? Street Poetry was a phenomenal album and arguably one of your best albums along with Two Steps From The Move in. His first show there in over 10 years on May 9th at the Highline Ballroom was at capacity and Monroe did not disappoint. After sold out shows and glowing reviews, Monroe returned to his adopted hometown of New York City. That band now consists of bassist Sami Yaffa (NEW YORK DOLLS, ex-Hanoi Rocks), guitarist Ginger (THE WILDHEARTS), guitarist Steve Conte (New York Dolls) and drummer Karl Rockfist (ex-DANZIG). After the demise of HANOI ROCKS in 2009, legendary frontman MICHAEL MONROE set out to assemble the ultimate supporting band for his new project. ![]()
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