I knew Hanoi Rocks for one reason and one reason only: Mötley Crüe's "Behind the Music."The band's "claim to fame" was their drummer, Razzle, dying in a drunk driving incident thanks to Crüe lead singer Vince Neil intoxicated behind the wheel.
I'd never heard Hanoi Rocks, and I was really shocked to listen to this album. It's not metal or glam hair metal at all. It is actually pretty poppy.
Anyway, Razzle was just a dude. Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe happened to meet Razzle, a fan, at a Johnny Thunders show. They met backstage and Razzle declared that he wanted to be Hanoi Rocks' new drummer. They fired Gyp Casino and Razzle was fatefully given the drummers gig. You could say it was one of the worst chance meetings in music history.
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