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The first to mention is a childhood friend, drummer Janne Haavisto with whom Sami made his first forays into the world of music. Yaffa mentions a couple of names without whom the record would not have come to completion – at least the way it finally became. I don’t shy away from that.”Įven though it’s a solo record, Sami has always been a member of bands and because of that, a team player. “ However, my roots are deeply in punk and rock`n`roll.

#HANOI ROCKS MOST FAMOUS SONG TV#

The album has wide influences, but that is hardly surprising to those who have followed Yaffa’s career: in addition to his own musical career, he has been getting to know the musical traditions from different parts of the world as the host and co-creator for the Sami Yaffa: Sound Tracker TV series. I wanted to have that same kind of versatility and freedom for my own record.” They could write country, funk, reggae, rock`n`roll or jazz without fear and make it their own. “ I’ve always loved bands like The Clash and Rolling Stones. What kind of music does Yaffa release under his own name then? Versatile. Previously I had written music for the New York Dolls and the Michael Monroe Band, but now some of the songs that I was writing and had written, started to sound more and more like my own stuff instead of what I would write for those bands.” “ The idea for the solo album started to take shape a few years back. This collaboration continues to this day, but now Yaffa is also releasing music under his own name. In 2009 he started a band with the Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe. The band influenced many of the acts that would later become huge in the world of Rock n’ Roll – including Guns n` Roses.Īfter the break-up of Hanoi Rocks, Yaffa was asked to join some of the most notable artists in R’n’R history such as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts 2002-04, as well as one of Hanoi Rocks’ major influences, the New York Dolls 2004-10. Pelle Miljoona Oy was Finland’s number one band at the time, but Yaffa and his future cohorts were aiming higher: as an original member of the band Hanoi Rocks, he spent the first half of the 80’s as an international rock musician with all its ups, downs and trappings. He joined the punk band Pelle Miljoona Oy at the tender age of 16 and played on the bands now legendary album Moottoritie On Kuuma. Sami Yaffa has had a unique career as a musician. Recorded by Erno Laitinen / Sam Yaffa / Janne Haavisto / Jose “Puter” Puigserve. Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen At Finnvox Studios. Timo Kaltio – Guitars ( Izzy Stradlin, Cheap And Nasty) Rich Jones – Guitars ( Michael Monroe Band)Ĭhristian Martucci – Guitars ( Stone Sour) Sami Yaffa – Vocals, Bass Guitar ( Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, New York Dolls) It’s about the frustration and distress of addiction” – Sami Yaffa How hard it is to change one’s habits, no matter how much one wants it. It’s a story about two people whose communication is stuck. “ The Last Time is one of the first songs I wrote for this album when still living in Brooklyn NY back in 2015.

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