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Encyclopedia > Michael Monroe
Monroe performing onstage with Hanoi Rocks.

Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm, born June 17, 1962 in Helsinki) is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side project Demolition 23. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 369 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (408 × 662 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 369 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (408 × 662 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Glam punk is glam rock and punk rock music. ... Hanoi Rocks is a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, their most successful period came in the early 1980s. ... Demolition 23 was a rock band formed in 1993 in New York by former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and ex-Star Star guitarist Jay Hening, following the ending of Monroes Jerusalem Slim project with Steve Stevens. ...


Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash from Guns N' Roses. The song "Dead, Jail Or Rock'n'Roll" from Monroe's 1989 solo album Not Fakin' It had some popularity and aired on MTV. With Slash, Monroe recorded a cover of Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride". W. Axl Rose[1] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Guns N Roses (abbreviated as GNR) is a nine-piece American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... It has been suggested that The Sparrows be merged into this article or section. ... Magic Carpet Ride is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the band Steppenwolf. ...


Monroe has also performed on two Guns N' Roses albums, playing saxophone and harmonica on the Bad Obsession from the Use Your Illusion I album. He also provides vocals on the cover version of The Dead Boys song Ain't It Fun from the album The Spaghetti Incident?. Use Your Illusion I is the third studio album by hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... The Dead Boys were a punk band that formed in Cleveland, Ohio about 1975, evolving out of the band Rocket From The Tombs. ... The Spaghetti Incident? is an album by Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ...


Michael's first wife, Jude Wilder, died on June 19, 2001. Michael married his current wife, Johanna, on July 3, 2003. is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Solo discography

Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Demolition 23 was a rock band formed in 1993 in New York by former Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and ex-Star Star guitarist Jay Hening, following the ending of Monroes Jerusalem Slim project with Steve Stevens. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Official website (in English)
  • IMDB Biography (official marital status)

Interview links

  • Interview with Michael Monroe on Trilogy Rock (Spain)
  • Interview

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Michael Monroe (667 words)
In addition to performing in festivals, conferences, colleges, schools and clubs, Michael Monroe has spent much of the 90s performing his original music in school programs as well as with a Twin Cities non-profit organization where he shared his original music with students and faculty of all ages.
All lyrics and music written by Michael Monroe with the exception of "Twisted" by Annie Ross/Wardell Gray and "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw.
Songs written by Michael Monroe except: "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan/Rod Stewart, "Skating Away" by Ian Anderson and "Swim" by Stuart Davis.
Michael Monroe - Biography - AOL Music (541 words)
Monroe's first solo release was 1987's Nights Are So Long (a Scandinavia/Japan only release), which was quite Dead Boys-influenced (Monroe had befriended Stiv Bators and covered one of his solo songs, while guitarist Jimmy Zero contributed a pair of songs).
The album would go on to become Monroe's most successful stateside release (the only one to appear on the Billboard charts), while all of Hanoi Rocks' albums were reissued on Guns N' Roses' short-lived Uzi Suicide label (Monroe also appeared on G n' R's Use Your Illusion releases and The Spaghetti Incident).
Monroe has also sporadically reunited with his ex-Hanoi bandmates, including Yaffa under the name Demolition 23 (1995's Demolition 23), and with McCoy as Hanoi Rocks, resulting in the 2002 release, Twelve Shots on the Rocks.
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