10 Questions: Mike Monroe - Singer from Hanoi Rocks (Finland)

Can terrorism destroy democracy?
Can terrorism destroy democracy? Fuck no! Excuse me. No, why should it? I don’t think it’s gonna help any…it’s gonna make look people who terrorize, they jus look like assholes when they do it. So I don’t think it’s gonna make a difference. They are just gonna spread a lot of fear.

What is wrong with democracy?
What is wrong with democracy? In practise it doesn’t work because there’s too many greedy people who are out for themselves. Too much greed, too much selfishness, that’s probably why.

Why bother to vote?
Why bother to vote? To make a difference of course.

Are women more democratic than men?
Are women more democratic than men? Is that what you saying? Well I think women are more beautiful, and men have manipulated the system pretty good. They get to sit in their office when women do all the hard work, so I don’t think that’s democracy. It’s hard to say…I think men are more chauvinistic that I ought to tell you.

My name is Michael Monroe and I’m a rock’n roll singer and I play in band called Hanoi Rocks. I play some sax, some harmonica, write some songs too. I live in the city of Turku, in Finland, at the moment, I lived in New York for 10 years, before that in London for about five, couple of years in Stockholm on the streets. I’m a citizen of the world, we are an international band and we rock hard.

Is God democratic?
That depends…Is God democratic, in state of democracy and God, I sure hope so. It depends of your concept of God.

Is democracy fair for everyone?
Is democracy fair for everyone? It’s supposed to be, isn’t it?

What would make you to start a revolution?
What would make you to start a revolution? I already started revolution, my own revolution, the rock’n roll revolution.

Are dictators ever good?
Are dictators ever good? Well, how could they be?

Can democracy solve the climate change?
Can democracy solve the environmental problem we are having? I think that’s up to every individual to do. So democracy in politics really doesn’t work in practise, does it? Because politics get in the way so I think it’s up to every individual to make a difference in that, it’s up to all of us to save the planet or to destroy. So you make a choice, make a move, right now!