In some Hanoi Rocks' songs the guitars are played by Michael and few times all the instruments are played by Andy & Mike.For example the chorus is "Lost In The City" slowed down. According to Andy Guns'n'Roses song "Paradise City" is basically a composition of few Hanoi Rocks riffs.Andy described his composing methods: "Old Chuck Berry riffs with new lyrics.".Jet Boys performed as supporting act for Cheap Trick in the USA."Not Fakin' It" is a Nazareth song with the lyrics re-written.The budget for Michael's album Nights Are So Long was $30,000.When Hanoi guys lived in Louisville Road in London, Nasty got beaten by a gang of Irish youngsters.Pelle Almgren used to play in the Warheads.According to an article the second Hanoi album (at that time named as The Second Attempt For Suicide) was supposed to have songs Waterfree and Boats Waiting.Andy's favourite guitarists are Link Wray, Chuck Berry, Albert Järvinen, Albert Lee and Joe Walsh.One Hanoi Rocks' tour in Finland was named by Michael as The Sensational Mike Monroe Winter Circus.My favourite magazines are Piff, Paff and Weekend Sex. Andy McCoy told once that: "I read quite a lot.The name Hanoi Rocks was invented in a bus number 16 in Helsinki when Mike and Andy were fourteen years old.On the booklet of Huey Lewis & The News album Hard To Play there is a photo of a concert poster with Michael Monroe's picture and name.Bangkok Shocks Saigon Shakes Hanoi Rocks album appears several times on Stephen Frears movie High Fidelity.Mick Jagger introduced Ronnie Wood in Helsinki (summerġ998) as "The London version of Andy McCoy.Sam appears in the Tommy Chong movie "Far Out Man" (1990) in the band The Fartzz.
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