Raz hanoi rocks free#

But nevertheless the times were hard, I still felt free and happy. That lasted about six months until the cold winter came and people got grumpier and it was hard cadging. We were a bit infamous around T-Centralen in Stockholm because there we used to hang out disturbing normal citizens. Gyp was the only one who had a job and at his working place we kept our small amount of things and there we usually changed our clothes – at a tiny storeroom. Only items I owned were one suitcase and a cardboard box where I kept my clothes. That was usually our breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same time. We usually had succeeded to cadge enough coins to buy hamburgers. Almost every night we walked through the Gamlastad (Old Town) via King's Castle ending up at the Park Kungsträdgården. So we had to beg money on the streets, usually making excuses like 'I need few bob to make a call' or something like that. We didn't eat much during that time because of the financial situation. I had left home against my dear mother's wish and I didn't want to ask her or anybody anything because if my choice to leave had turned wrong, I would have had to carry the consequences by myself. We had also spent our small savings during the very first week. We hardly knew anybody in Stockholm so we just spent the spare time by ourselves in the streets. We went inside a train and slept there until someone kicked us out. Sometimes we just wandered around the city all through the night until the first subway started its route early in the dawn. Me, Nasty and Sam were still without a flat and we ”slept” on park benches or wherever we could. McCoy was living with his girlfriend in a villa which was owned by her rich parents. That's why we had to wait until the guard had checked that point at half past twelve and then we continued.Ī. This was of course against the regulations. We rehearsed at night-time because that was the only time we could play without anyone interfering us until the dawn broke. However, we decided to stay and started to practice at a bomb shelter which located under a subway station. One of our friends promised to get us an apartment but when we arrived there, no-one came to meet us and we never got the promised flat. Our drummer Gyp Casino was living in there with his mother. I then moved to Stockholm with Sami, Nasty and A.

In the column of Suosikki –magazine, Michael remembers afterwards: ” I never forget that time period when Hanoi Rocks officially started at the end of summer of 1980. They needed those to replace Nasse's gears because in the previous winter they had sold them to finance Andy's and Nasse's Swedish trip.

The hilarious aspect was that while Stefan Piesnack was in custody, Sam, Michael and Andy stole his guitars and amps and took them to Stockholm. In the autumn of 1980 Andy, Nasty, Sami and Michael went to Stockholm where they hired Andy's pal Jesper Sporre (who changed his name to Gyp Casino) as a drummer. Same article was later published in the Hanoi Rocks Fan Club –magazine and at Scandal –magazine in 1985. When Andy lost his phonenumber we hired Sami.”įirst Hanoi Rocks interview was at Joukkohauta –magazine in August 1980 by Jari Kauppinen.

We knew Nasse and we had a Swedish bass player coming to the band. Michael: ”Originally the idea of Hanoi came from me and Andy. Andy then persuaded him to resign from Pelle Miljoona OY. It was first thought that one anonymous bloke from Stockholm should be the bass player but they finally decided to hire Pelle Miljoona's Sam-named chap who had just returned from London. He took Makke (who by then had changed his name to Michael Monroe) and Jan Stenfors (who was then called as Nasty McCoy) back to the band. The story finally came to an end when Narcotics division of Helsinki Police Department arrested Stefan and put him into jail for a month.Īndy left Pelle Miljoona OY just before a Lappland tour and re-formed Hanoi Rocks. However, it was clear that musical opinions were very different between the members and that they were going to break up soon. at ÄMY-festivals in Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Club in Helsinki and also a gig at Latosaari, Lapua. They called themselves as Hanoi Rocks and they did few gigs e.g. Jesu was soon replaced by 'Nedo' Soininen. Jesu Hämäläinen was hired as a bass player and Pekka 'Peki' Sirola as a drummer. Jan Stenfors was found as their second guitarist. While partying, Makke and Stefan had an idea of forming a band. Piesnack was sacked from Pelle Miljoona's band because of drugs. There Andy McCoy introduced Makke Fagerholm and guitarist Stefan Piesnack to each other. The story of Hanoi Rocks began at Herttoniemi Old Swedish School where was held a promo party to Pelle Miljoona 1980 group's Viimeinen syksy LP.