#Sami Takamäki
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#new york dolls#The Junkies#Arthur Kane#Billy Murcia#Brian Koonin#David Johansen#Earl Slick#Jerry Nolan#John Anthony Genzale#Jr.#Rick Rivets#Sami Takamäki#Steve Conte#Steven Duren#Sylvain Mizrahi#Tony Machine#johnny thunders#punkrock#glam rock#70s#70s music#seventies#70's#70s nostalgia#70s band#2008#gig poster#gig posters#poster design#concert poster
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Happy birthday Sami Yaffa!!❤
c: Janne Haavisto
#i could write a novel about how important and lovely and inspirational he is#but i already did on ig lol#i love this goofy bassboy#HYVÄÄ SYNTTÄRII SÄMI#❤❤❤❤#sami yaffa#sami takamäki#suopo#pelle miljoona oy#hanoi rocks#demoliton 23#fallen angels band#too fucking many bands dAMN#yeah i wont tag them all#okay lets add#mad juana#mm band
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#andy mccoy#nasty suicide#sami yaffa#razzle#michael monroe#hanoi rocks#antti hulkko#jan-markus stenfors#sami takamäki#nicholas dingley#matti fagerholm
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SAMI YAFFA APPRECIATION POST
hello. sami yaffa, born samantha-
jk. born sami lauri takamäki on september 4th of 1963 in espoo, finland, sami played with groups such as the new york dolls, jetboy, and even gigged with johnny thunders and jerry nolan—though, most notably, performed as hanoi rocks’ bassist. sami’s interest in music sparked his love for the bass, an instrument he’s been playing since fourteen years old!
aside from being an absolute sweetheart, sami is talented, fashionable, and fucking ADORABLE!! so here are a few pictures of the very man who makes me incredibly soft, thanks for attending my fireside chat 😌
#HIS OUTFIT IN THE LAST ONE-#sami is baby#thinking about the ‘i’m sami i’m tired’ interview#he’s so cute😭#geekin’ shitposts#sami yaffa#hanoi rocks#classic rock#80s rock#razzle#michael monroe#andy mccoy#say it with me class: fuck OFF andy💗#excuse the low quality 😔
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Hanoi rocks buried alive
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In October 2008, the band announced that they will be splitting up for good in spring, 2009. This was featured on the album 'Street Poetry', which was released early September 2007. On the 8th of August, a the single 'This One's For Rock'n'Roll' was released to be downloaded from selected sites. The single "Fashion", released in May, went straight to #1 in the Finnish singles chart. Suicide and Yaffa have appeared onstage with the reformed Hanoi although not at the same time. Yaffa is also touring and recording with the reformed New York Dolls. Sami Yaffa now plays in a band called Mad Juana with his wife, Karmen Guy, and is based in New York City. They have released two new albums and toured heavily since then.Ģ005 and beyond: Nasty Suicide works as a pharmacist. In 2002 Monroe and McCoy reformed the band, with two members of the Electric Boys, and a drummer who had previously featured in Monroe's solo project. The members spent the next 15 years in various short-lived projects, and although they worked with numerous artists including Iggy Pop, Stiv Bators, Steve Stevens, Little Steven, Samantha Fox, Sebastian Bach, Sylvain Sylvain, Nicky Hopkins, Joan Jett and Guns N' Roses they never achieved anything resembling their earlier success Although replaced by Terry Chimes, drummer on The Clash's first album, and René Berg from the Idle Flowers, the band never recovered first Yaffa and then Monroe left, and in 1985 the band folded.
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The album had just been released when disaster struck in December of that same year: Razzle was killed in a car accident (the driver was Vince Neil, singer with the band Mötley Crüe). They recorded their fifth album in January 1984 with producer Bob Ezrin in his home town Toronto. In 1983 the band signed to CBS Records and appeared to be on the cusp of gaining commercial acceptance. In Finland, however, Hanoi Rocks is known as the Finnish rock band who at their time had come closest to real international fame, only much later giving way to such groups as HIM. The re-release of Hanoi Rocks' albums on CD was in large part due to efforts by Guns N' Roses via their own record label UZI Suicide. They have been cited as an influence by major bands such as Guns N' Roses and Manic Street Preachers. Later that year Casino was fired and replaced by Razzle (Nicholas Dingley).Īlthough the band never gained significant commercial success, they have a considerable cult following and critical acclaim for their 'sleazy' yet melodic style of music. In 1981 they moved to Stockholm and in 1982 to London to take advantage of the livelier music scene in these cities. The following year Piesnack, Sirola and Nedo were replaced by guitar player Andy McCoy (Antti Hulkko), bass player Sam Yaffa (Sami Takamäki) and drummer Gyp Casino (Jesper Sporre). Hanoi Rocks was formed in Helsinki in 1979 and the first line-up included vocalist and saxophone player Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm), guitar player Nasty Suicide (Jan Stenfors), guitar player Stefan Piesnack, bass player Nedo and drummer Peki Sirola. Although their album sales are strong, they are more widely known for their energetic live performances.
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According to Finnish radio and TV personality Jone Nikula (who was also Hanoi Rocks' tour manager in the 2000s), Hanoi Rocks' albums have sold between 780,000 and 1,000,000 copies around the world, but mostly in Scandinavia and Japan. They were also one of the first rock bands to tour in Asia, and were the first western rock band to play in Delhi. In the 80s, Hanoi Rocks were the most successful Finnish band internationally and are still popular in the United States, Japan, and the UK. Original members vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy reunited in 2001 and were active with the new line-up of Hanoi Rocks until 2009. The band broke up in 1985 after their drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a car accident a year earlier. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish glam rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. In the 80s, Hanoi Rocks were the most successful Finnish band internationally and are still popular in the United States, Japan, a.
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Hyvää synttäriä, happy birthday! 50 years old and still purely awesome :3 (pic from his fb)
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Hanoi Rocks - Million Miles Away
Took too much of this, had too much of that But with you I never got enough I thought there'd never be love in my life And that's sad 'cos when I think what I could've had It makes me feel so bad
I smoked a lot of sky, drank a lot of rain Anything to ease my pain But now your touch is all it would take And that's a shame 'cos I can never come home again And you're a million miles away I'll never get a chance to hold you So my message is the wind I pray that it gets through to you
Loving you was so easy And leaving you was so very hard And now I'm living in this ocean of blue In the corner of a prison yard I should have listened to you Now you´re a million miles away I never get a chance to hold you Please don't be thinking of me (x3) Please just forget about me
#hanoi rocks#Michael Monroe#Sam Yaffa#Sami Takamäki#Matti Fagerholm#Andy Mccoy#antti hulkko#nasty suicide#Jan Stenfors#razzle#nicholas dingley#rock#glam rock
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#new york dolls#The Junkies#Arthur Kane#Billy Murcia#Brian Koonin#David Johansen#Earl Slick#Jerry Nolan#John Anthony Genzale#Jr.#Rick Rivets#Sami Takamäki#Steve Conte#Steven Duren#Sylvain Mizrahi#Tony Machine#johnny thunders#punkrock#glam rock#70s#70s music#seventies#70's#70s nostalgia#70s band#2008#gig poster#gig posters#poster design#concert poster
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#new york dolls#The Junkies#Arthur Kane#Billy Murcia#Brian Koonin#David Johansen#Earl Slick#Jerry Nolan#John Anthony Genzale#Jr.#Rick Rivets#Sami Takamäki#Steve Conte#Steven Duren#Sylvain Mizrahi#Tony Machine#johnny thunders#punkrock#glam rock#70s#70s music#seventies#70's#70s nostalgia#70s band#2008#gig poster#gig posters#poster design#concert poster
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#new york dolls#The Junkies#Arthur Kane#Billy Murcia#Brian Koonin#David Johansen#Earl Slick#Jerry Nolan#John Anthony Genzale#Jr.#Rick Rivets#Sami Takamäki#Steve Conte#Steven Duren#Sylvain Mizrahi#Tony Machine#johnny thunders#punkrock#glam rock#70s#70s music#seventies#70's#70s nostalgia#70s band#2008#gig poster#gig posters#poster design#concert poster
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#new york dolls#The Junkies#Arthur Kane#Billy Murcia#Brian Koonin#David Johansen#Earl Slick#Jerry Nolan#John Anthony Genzale#Jr.#Rick Rivets#Sami Takamäki#Steve Conte#Steven Duren#Sylvain Mizrahi#Tony Machine#johnny thunders#punkrock#glam rock#70s#70s music#seventies#70's#70s nostalgia#70s band#2008#gig poster#gig posters#poster design#concert poster
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Nasty doesnt look too comfortable but hey at least Sami seems to be having fun
c: Justin Thomas
#fucking dorks#i love them so much#these weirdos are everything#awwwh#nasty suicide#jan stenfors#sami yaffa#sami takamäki#rock#hanoi rocks
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Sami and raz being sami and raz
#adorable idiots#love them so much#no idea what is going on#they are just too cute#sami yaffa#sami takamäki#razzle#razzle dingley#nicholas dingley#nicholas razzle dingley#80s#rock#hanoi rocks
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This is fashion! Look at these guys!
#absolutely gorgeous#how everyone in this band is so pretty#look at those glam princes#love them#jan stenfors#nasty suicide#sami yaffa#sami takamäki#razzle dingley#nicholas dingley#michael monroe#matti fagerholm#andy mccoy#antti hulkko#god theres lot of tags!#rock#80s#hanoi rocks
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Is this the cutest thing ever? Yes. Yes it is.
#look at those boys#awww#our sweet rhythm section#i love them both so much it is unreal#cuties#luv you#seriously i need help#sO CUTE#their friendship is everything#sami takamäki#sami yaffa#nasty suicide#jan stenfors#80s#rock#hanoi rocks
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