From Petri Q: Milloin tulee uusi studio albumi? M: Näillä näkymin vuonna 1999. Q: Entä onko Live-levyä tiedossa? Edellinen virallinenhan on vuodelta -85 (R'n'R Divorce) M: Ei se mun kirjoissa ollut niin virallinen. Sehän ei edes ole Hanoi Rocks, vaan Minä, Nasty ja Andy parin taustamuusikon kanssa. Se tuli ulos täysin vasten mun tahtoa. Oikeastaan yhtenä edellytyksenä, että tekisin koko vihonviimeisen paska-rundin Puolassa, oli ettei siitä julkaistaisi minkäänlaista äänitettä. Ja vielä niin korni nimikin. Tsk, tsk... Toistaiseksi ei vielä live-levyjä tiedossa. Q: Oletko tietoinen Demolition 23:n "Blue midnight"-levystä? Eli onko se Live vai sama kuin "Demolition 23"? M: "Blue Midnight" oli Little Stevenin Publishing Company. Jostain syystä yks Japanilainen levykauppa luuli, että levyn nimi oli "Blue Midnight". Naurettava väärinkäsitys. Kyseessä on sama "Demolition 23" levy. Q: Oletko levyttänyt yhtään biisiä Stiv Batorin kanssa? (Siis edes demonauhalle) M: Olen esim. 2 biisiä "I Wanna Be With You" ja "It's A Lie" jotka ovat Xtra bonus raitoina pian Euroopassa julkaistavalla "Peace Of Mind" CD:llä. Q: Onko sinulla tällä hetkellä voimassa olevaa levydiiliä? M: Ei varsinaista. Olen kerrankin täysin vapaa! Comments: Olis kiva jos pystyisit tekemääm jonkun fans-only sinkun tai EP:n jota voitaisin myydä esim. ainoastaan näiltä sivuilta. Muutenkin levyjä (etenkin sinkkuja) saisi julkaista enemmän jotta kokoelmani täyttyisi nopeammin. M: Se on mahdollista. From Teppo Q: Milloin uusi levysi on valmis julkaistavaksi? + mahdollinen julkaisu päivämäärä. M: Vuonna 1999. Q: Tuleeko levyllesi taas lainabiisejä omilta sousikki artisteiltasi ja jos tulee niin keneltä? M: Toistaiseksi siinä on vain omia biisejä. Q: Kerro live at the Whisky A Go Go levytyksestä. Mistä sen voisi saada käsiinsä? M: Tein 4 loppuunmyytyä iltaa Whisky A Go Go'ssa ja viimeinen ilta filmattiin ja äänitettiin Japanilaisen Film Crew'n toimesta Mercury levy-yhtiölle joka julkaisi siitä kaksi videota haastattelujen kera etc. Itse olin silloin sairas, mulla oli keuhkoputken tulehdus jo koko kuukauden kestäneen Amerikan rundin ajan ja ääni veks. En ollut mielestäni huippukunnossa siltä osin, mutta kai se on OK. Q: Millaisissa väleissä olet nykyään muisen Hanoi tyyppien kanssa, onko yhteisprojekteja luvassa? M: En paljon minkäänlaisissa. Ei todennäköisesti. Q: Näytteletkö uudessa Andy McCoy elokuvassa? M: Mahdollisesti. From Arata Q: Do you come to Japan with BackyardBabies? I want to see you. My dream is to see you. So I hope you'll come to Japan. I like Michael the best. Michael is the best rock'n'roller. I have never been able to meet you because of skin disease on my face. But I'm alright now. I've get ready for your show. Luckily I got the ticket of BackyardBabies on November 15th in tokyo. I'm ready! I'm looking forward to seeing you. M: No as far as I know, I'm not coming with the Backyard Babies. Hopefully soon though, with my own band & show. Thank You, I'm looking forward to coming back to Japan very much and seeing you and many others too over there. Unfortunately I can't say for sure when yet. Probably after my new brilliant record comes out. I'm glad for your recovery. Stay well! Love & Light! From James Q: Michael, can you tell me a little about the Finnish movie Hanoi rocks appeared in? M: Don't know anything about it. Sorry. Q: Why didn't you record the complete song of "You can't put your arms around a memory" on the Nights Are So Long album? M: Because it was part of the sort of "theme" of the album, which was dedicated to Razzle's memory. The previous song "Too Rich To Be Good" refers to the tragedy of his accident and quite sarcastically and judgementally to certain type of people involved. "You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory" was Razzle's favorite song, so part of it only 'cause it ties in with "Too Rich To Be Good". Just a personal message, like the sound of a car crash and ambulance at the end of "Too Rich..." Q: Why didn't you write more songs for Hanoi Rocks? M: I did. I just didn't get credit for me. Q: In 1984, when Hanoi hit the U.S., what bands were you guys opening up for? (Especially in Boston, Mass) M: We didn't open up for anybody. We were "headlining" our own club tour. Some bands opened up for us, though. A band called "Belfagore" for example. Q: How and When did you meet Sebastian Bach? M: Can't remember for sure, but I think at the Cat Club in New york at the Skidrow Show in 1988 or 1989 I think. We had the same Lawyer and Business Manager at the time and I guess I was taken backstage for "photo opps" & shit and of course to meet this crazed, whacked-out lunatic Number One Fan of Michael Monroe and Hanoi Rocks. He was wearing a Michael Monroe T-shirt etc. I think that was the first time... Thank You. From Dita Q: Are there any plans of touring Europe before the next solo album is out? Your devoted fans in the Czech Republic are still waiting and looking forward to your show! M: Possibly. Wow, cool, man! I wanna come and play there too! Q: Mike,what is your most favorite lyrics of all the songs you ever wrote? M: "Smoke Screen", "Relationshipwrecked", "Always Right", "Loneliness Loves Me More", "Where's The Fire, John?" right now for example. All with the help of Jude Wilder of course. Q: Mike,in Hanoi Rocks it was mainly Andy McCoy writing songs.What was it like to perform Andy´s lyrics in case you wasn´t related to them? Or did Andy write the lyrics for you, so you were related to them everytime? M: Good Question! Sometimes it was like pulling teeth. Mostly I just kind of got into "the character". I wrote a lot more myself than credited for and often had to change or rewrite stuff to fit me more. Lyrics weren't that important at the time and Andy couldn't give a shit if I related to them or not. Q: Mike,what is your favorite video of all those you were in? M: As far as Hanoi Live, I liked the "Nottingham Live" better as a gig than i.e. "Live At The Marquee". Individual videos "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" & "Up Around The Bend". Thank You. From Damion Q: When are you releasing a new album? M: As soon as I get a proper record deal. Q: Is there a chance that we'll see old unreleased solo songs from you on a greatest package or compilation? M: Possibly. Q: I know the reasons why Hanoi split after Razzle's death. But why didn't the band rehire Gyp? Was the chemistry not the same there, or were there hard feelings about booting him out of the band in the first place? It seemed a logical choice, and I have heard that Andy still records with him. M: The chemistry was not the same there. Q: Are you going to tour the U.S. anytime soon? Fans here would love to see a tour and a new album. M: I certainly hope so. So would I. Q: What the chance that a VHS home video with all of your videos and then some might appear? Some of these videos haven't been on MTV since 1989. A Hanoi autobiography/biography would be real cool since photos, etc, are hard to find nowadays. M: A great idea. Hopefully a reality soon. It just takes somebody with a vision and the means to do it. Comments: HUGE fan Mike, and would love to see you in concert someday. I wrote a biography of Hanoi and your solo career for one of my college writing classes. The teacher loved it! M: Great! I love it! Send my love to the teacher! By the way "High School" is one of my favorite Hanoi Songs. Thank You.