From CHARLIE (WITH A LITTLE HELP OF MARTA) M: Hi Charlie & Marta! Q: I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU EVER RECORDED AN LP WITH THE "SECRET CHIEFS"(UNREALEASED OF COURSE!).ALSO WHO PLAYED WITH YOU ON THE DEMOS YOU DID WITH STIV BATORS(BRIAN JAMES I GUES).THE SONG "I WANNA BE WITH YOU" IS A COVER?.HOW YOUR DIE-HARD FANS CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THIS MATERIAL? M: No, I never did. I played some guitar, so did Brian James and Nasty Suicide & Little Steven (12-string). Dave Tregunna on bass & the engineer Alan on fretless bass & The Lords' keyboardist. Maybe easily in the future. Q: IT`S TRUE THAT YOU AND ANDY WANTED TO DO A BAND WITH T.LEE AND N.SIXX(I READ IT ON KERRANG!) M: Not me. Andy and Nikki did, probably thinking that somebody was gonna do some time for vehicular manslaughter... Q: IT`S TRUE THAT YOU HAD ANOREXIA IN 1984?(YOU LOOK REALLY THIN ON THE "NOTTINGHAM TAPES" VIDEO FOR EXAMPLE) M: It is very possible that I did. I am 183 cm and I weighed about 56 kilos, which isn't much! I guess it was my way of saying "fuck you" to Andy and some other people around me at the time. Q: WHO WERE YOUR FAVOURITES BANDS WHEN YOU STARTED HANOI BACK IN 1980?AND YOUR FAVOURITES NEW BANDS? M: The Undisputed Truth, Faces, Alice Cooper, Mott The Hoople, Dead Boys, Ramones, Rolling Stones, Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, Little Richard etc. Nowadays; About the same + Warrior Soul, Jane's Addiction... Q: I KNOW THAT YOU DID JAMS IN NEW YORK WITH THE DAMNED(AT THE RITZ) WITH THE DEAD BOYS(AT IRVING PLAZA) AND J.THUNDERS (WHERE?),BUT CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT SONGS DID YOU PLAY OR SING WITH THEM? M: Damned: Street Of Dreams (saxophone). Dead Boys at Irving Plaza (Original 10 years reunion gig): Tell Me, She's No Angel & can't remember what else. Thunders at Irving Plaza (Valentine's Day): Blame It On Mom, Cool Operator etc. Even "Midnight Hour" with the "Uptown Horns" (Tho I'd never played it before on Sax). Can't remember what else, I got a video somewhere... Comments: HELLO MICHAEL! HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN VERY SOON! LOVE AND LIGHT CHARLIE AND MARTA (BARCELONA) M: Thank You! God Bless You Two! See You Soon! Love & Light. ***** From MARTA (WITH A LITTLE HELP OF CHARLIE) Q: CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME ABOUT "NYMPHOMANIACS".IT WAS A BAND YOU HAD WITH ANDY AND GYP IN STOCKHOLM OR IT WAS A BAND YOU HAD WITH NASTY IN HELSINKI OR WHAT? M: There was a guitarist named Kay in Stockholm and Gyp Casino on Drums. We only rehearsed a couple of times. Q: WHEN WHERE AND WHY DID YOU GET YOUR TATOOS? M: A place called "Tattoo Doc" in Stockholm, by a guy called Doc Forest. When I was about 17 and 18 years old. Q: FAVOURITES DRUGS AND ALCOHOL DRINKS WHEN YOU WERE IN HANOI ROCKS.HAD DRUGS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE KNICKNAMES YOU HAD(THE FLASHING PSICODELIC KID, MR. CHARLIE...) M: I don't recall ever being called "Mr. Charlie", though "Charlie" was a nickname for Cocaine at the time. Flashing Psycheledic Kid just 'cause I was a freak. Favorite drugs - that's for me to know & for you never to find out!! Q: IN HANOI AND PRE-HANOI DAYS,DID YOU GET INTO A LOT OF FIGHTS BECAUSE THE WAY YOU LOOK? CAN YOU REMEMBER ANY ONE? M: Yeah, sometimes. Once in Stockholm at the Kiss-show (-80) we (Hanoi) kicked some Swedish gang's ass after I saw one of them punch Andy. Q: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW STIV BATORS AND JOHNNY THUNDERS? M: Stiv at The Ritz (the old one) in N.Y.C. at Joey Ramone's Birthday Party, Jan/13th/89. Johnny at X-mas before he passed on. I gave him a little box that says "fuck you" etc. when you press a button on it. He gave me a velvet jacket. Comments: HELLO MICHAEL! M: Marta... Hello. WE CAN`T WAIT FOR YOUR NEXT CD. WE COME BACK AGAIN TO FINLAND TO SEE YOU VERY SOON. LOVE AND LIGHT MARTA AND CHARLIE (BARCELONA) M: Looking forward to seeing you guys too. Thanxxx! Love & Light***** From Jani Q: Haluaisin kysyä onko tämä kokoonpano joka soittaa nyt keikoillasi sama joka tulee soittamaan uudella albumillasi?? M: Mikään ei ole varmaa, ennenkuin se tapahtuu... From Junko Q: When will you be playing in Los Angeles? M: No Idea right now, sorry. Hopefully soon! I'm getting tired of freezing in Finland! Q: Are you planning to come back to live in the U.S. again? M: Not in the immediate future. Q: What is your all time favorite Hanoi Rocks'song? M: Can't pick just one... Underwater World, Highschool, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Tooting Bec Wrecked, Motorvatin', It's Too Late, I Can't Get It, to name a few. Q: What would be your goal of life? M: It is to be what I am and to do what I do the best I can. Q: Who do you want to play the music with? (anybody dead or alive) M: Somebody alive, preferably. Comments: We are looking forward to seeing you hopefully very soon in the United States. M: Same to you with Love. Thank You. From Joachim Q: Do you have plans for a new album? M: Yes. It's already pretty much written. Q: Is it possibly that you will reunite with Hanoi Rocks? M: No. Q: Do you live in Finland permanent? M: I don't know. I never make plans. From Adolf Q: Is it possible to get a copy of the Jerusalem Slim album anywhere - I'd heard you weren't too fond of it but I'd love to here it and can't find it anywhere M: I hope not... no, seriously I don't know where to find it. Q: Is the video for ALL THOSE WASTED YEARS ever gonna be re-issued? M: Don't know. Possibly, I guess... Q: When the hell are U coming back to Toronto - you slaughtered us back in Feb '98! M: Thanxxx, Toronto was fun! I hope I'll be back soon, but can't say for sure yet. Comments: Thanx for never letting us down - also I'm sort of working for a web zine called Glitzine. If there is any news you'd like me to submit, don't hesitate to send it to me at lordac@interlog.com or to Andreas Persson at Glitzine@hotmail.com - we'd love to hear from ya! M: Thanxxx for the appreciation. Keep in touch! Lots Of Love! From Thomas Q: When will you come to sweden to play? We miss you here... M: Soon, I hope. Miss You too... Q: Do you know any bands that will be on the Hanoi Rocks tribute from Tribute Records. M: Never heard of such thing, in the first place... Q: What are your favorite bands that are playing now? M: I'd say Kory Clarke's new "Space Age Playboys" (http://members.aol.com/SAPlayboys/), "Backyard Babies" (http://www.cabal.se/mnw/mvg/backyard/backyard.htm) and Swedish "Sator" (http://www.sator.se/). Two Finnish bands "Cool Sheiks" (http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/dacrib/) and "Eternal Erection" (http://hybrid.kaapeli.fi/tava/vanhat/eternal.html). Q: Will there be a new Demolition 23 album? M: No. Q: Will there be a Hanoi Rocks reunion? M: No.