Michael Monroe

Michael Monroe is a renowned Finnish hard rock vocailst and mulit-instrumentalist who rose to fame in the 1980s as the frontman for glam-punk luminaries Hanoi Rocks. After the band's breakup, Monroe embarked on a successful solo career, debuting in 1987 with Nights Are So Long. In addition to his own work, he has fronted numerous all-star side projects, including Jerusalem Slim (With Steve Stevens) and Demolition 23. Monroe issued his tenth solo long-player, I Live Too Fast to Die Young! in 2022. Born Matti Fagerholm on june 17, 1960, in Helsinki, Finland, Monroe played saxophone with a variety of finnish bands throughout the late '70s before eventually switching to vocals, and helping co-form Hanoi Rocks in 1980. Preceding Motley Crue by several years, Hanoi Rocks was one of the first groups in severla years to adopt the galm look (Something that would become commonplace on L.A.s Sunset Strip in only…