1. Sami Yaffa is currently the bassist for the Michael Monroe band and is concentrating on his solo career.
23 Facts About Sami Yaffa
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Sami Yaffa went along with another member of the Bablers and formed a punk rock band, Suopo, in 1979.
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Around this time Sami Yaffa played with another Finnish punk rock band, Pohjanoteeraus.
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In 1980 Sami Yaffa joined future Hanoi Rocks bandmate Andy McCoy in Finnish punk rock band Pelle Miljoona Oy.
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Sami Yaffa played bass in all the Hanoi Rocks albums released in 1980s.
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Knox continued to perform as Fallen Angels after, though the Hanoi Rocks members including Sami Yaffa never played with the band on stage.
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The year 1987 saw Sami Yaffa doing a couple of gigs with then London-based Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan, both of the legendary group New York Dolls.
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Sami Yaffa joined the band and stayed with them until 1990.
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Sami Yaffa recorded two albums with Jet Boy: "Feel The Shake" and "Damned Nation".
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In 1989 Sami Yaffa briefly joined a Finnish band, Smack, who had moved to Los Angeles.
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Sami Yaffa played bass on tracks "Can You Dig It" and "Crazy River".
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Sami Yaffa was credited as Ulan Bator for contractual reasons with Jetboy who was at the time signed to MCA records and was asked not to use his real name.
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Sami Yaffa moved to New York City in 1990 to join Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe and started a new band Jerusalem Slim.
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From 1990 to 1993 Sami Yaffa played frequently with a band called Love Pirates with Gass Wylde of the Pretenders and Manish Boys.
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Between 1991 and 1994 Sami Yaffa played in Alison Gordy's band.
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In 1993 Michael Monroe and Sami Yaffa started a new band Demolition 23.
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In 1995, Sami Yaffa formed Mad Juana with his wife Karmen Guy.
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From 2000 to 2002, Sami Yaffa played in the New York-based band Vasquez with former DGeneration guitarist Richard Bacchus.
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Sami Yaffa joined Joan Jett and The Blackhearts in 2002 and toured with her until 2004 and played on album Naked.
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In 2006, when not working with the revamped New York Dolls, Sami Yaffa toured as a member of Jesse Malin's backing band and played on Jesse's album "Glitter In The Gutter".
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In 2011, Sami Yaffa joined the American band The Compulsions briefly.
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In 2012, Sami Yaffa was a co-host for Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
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In 2021, Sami Yaffa released his first solo album titled, "The Innermost Journey To Your Outermost Mind".