Finnish rock musician Michael Monroe is best known for his work with Hanoi
Rocks, the influential glam metal band whose style and sound helped spark the
American hair metal scene of the 1980s. He was born as "Matti Antero Kristian
Fagerholm" on June 17, 1962, in Helsinki, Finland. Inspired by Alice Cooper and
The New York Dolls, he formed Hanoi Rocks in 1979, adopting a flashy,
androgynous look as the band's larger-than-life frontman. The group broke up in
1985, following the death of its drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, and Monroe
launched a solo career two years later with 19...