Andy McCoy

Infobox musical artist
Name = Andy McCoy

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Img_capt = McCoy performing with Hanoi Rocks in 2005.
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Antti Hulkko
Alias = Cosmic Ted
Born = birth date and age|1962|10|11
Pelkosenniemi, Finland
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Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Hard rock, Glam punk, Rhythm and blues, Glam metal, Flamenco, Punk rock, Blues, Garage rock, Gothic metal
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1977–present
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Associated_acts = Hanoi Rocks, Iggy Pop, Briard, The Suicide Twins, Pelle Miljoona, Cherry Bombz, Shooting Gallery, The 69 Eyes
URL = [http://www.andymccoy.com/ Official website]

Antti Hulkko (born October 11, 1962 in Pelkosenniemi, Finland), better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks. He also wrote the song "Wild Talk" and played guitar on "Vietnamese Baby" for The 69 Eyes. He has also played with Iggy Pop.

Artistically McCoy's works cover a wide range of music forms, including rock 'n' roll, punk rock, flamenco, rhythm and blues, glam punk, blues and hard rock.

Biography

Early life

Antti Hulkko was born in Pelkosenniemi, Finnish Lapland to Finnish parents. At the age of 9 his family moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he grew fluent in the Swedish and basic English language (his neighbor was half-Jamaican). At the age of 14 his family remigrated back to Finland - this time to Helsinki. Hulkko has said that this was something of a cultural shock to him - he had started to forget the Finnish language.

In Helsinki his family lived in the suburb of Vuosaari, where Antti used to go to "Botby Högstadieskolan". It was also at this time, that Hanoi Rocks saw daylight.

Discography

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* Too Much Ain't Enough (1988)
* Aspects of Andy McCoy (1995)
* Building on Tradition (1995)
* Let It Rock (CDS including previously unreleased Candle Burnt Down) (1995)
* The Real McCoy soundtrack (1999)
* RnR Memorabilia, The best solo tracks so far (2003)

Hanoi Rocks

* Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks (1981)
* Oriental Beat (1982)
* Self Destruction Blues (1982)
* Back to Mystery City (1983)
* All Those Wasted Years - live video (1983)
* All Those Wasted Years - live (1984)
* Nottingham Tapes - live video (1984)
* Two Steps from the Move (1984)
* Rock & Roll Divorce - live (1985)
* The Best of Hanoi Rocks (collection) (1985)
* Tracks from a Broken Dream (collection) (1990)
* Lean on Me (collection) (1992) Box (4 CD's) (2001)
* Twelve Shots on the Rocks (2002)
* Keep Our Fire Burning - EP (2004)
* Another Hostile Takeover (2005)
* Street Poetry (2007)

Briard

* I Really Hate Ya - 7" (1977)
* Fuck the Army - 7" (1978)
* Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap - 7" (1979)
* Miss World - LP (1983)
* Briard (1996)
* Miss World - rerelease with 15 bonus songs (2005)

uicide Twins

* Silver Missiles and Nightingales (1986)

Cherry Bombz

* Cherry Bombz - mini-LP (1985)
* House of Ecstasy - EP (1986)
* Live at the Marquee - Video (1987)
* Coming Down Slow - live (1987)
* House of Extacy, Japan Tracks from mini-LP, EP and live album (1990)
* Live From London - DVD (re-release of Live at the Marquee video) (2005)

Iggy Pop's touring band

* Iggy Pop: Live at the Channel Boston M.A. (Andy on lead guitar, Boston 19/7/1988) (1990)
* Iggy Pop: Best of... Live (Andy on tracks 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, Boston 19/7/1988) (1996)
* Iggy Pop: King Biscuit (Andy on lead guitar, Boston 19/7/1988) (1997)
* Iggy Pop: Power & Freedom - live (Andy on lead guitar, Boston 19/7/1988) (2004)

Miscellaneous

* Pelle Miljoona Oy: Moottoritie on kuuma (1980)
* Shooting Gallery: Shooting Gallery (1992)

Appearances on Various Artists records

* Metropolis (5 live tracks with Briard) (1980)
* Hot Rocks (Andy's "Shot Full of Love") (1987)
* Yahoo! Compilation record (1988)
* Harley Davidson & the Marlboro Man soundtrack (Shooting Gallery's "I Mess Around") (1991)
* D.C. Blues (Andy's "Just Bad") (1996)
* Stranded in the Doll's House, a tribute album to Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan (Andy appears with 69Eyes on New York Dolls classic "Vietnamese Baby") (1997)

Visiting appearances

* Maukka Perusjätkä: Ennen kolmatta maailmansotaa (1980)
* Pete Malmi: Malmi Re-released 2005 (1981)
* Urban Dogs: Urban Dogs (McCoy on guitar on "A Bridge Too Far" and "Human Beings") (1983)
* Fallen Angels: Fallen Angels (McCoy on additional guitar) (1983)
* Fallen Angels: In Loving Memory (McCoy on additional guitar) (1986)
* UK Subs: Killing time (McCoy plays guitar on "Drag Me Down") (1988)
* Snatches of Pink: Bent with pray (McCoy plays guitar on "Screams") (1992)
* 69 eyes: Savage Garden ("Wild Talk" with/by McCoy) (1995)
* 69 eyes: Velvet Touch - EP (McCoy plays guitar on "TV Eye") (1995)
* XL5: Taas Mennään (CDS, guitar by McCoy) (1996)
* 22 Pistepirkko: Downhill City (soundtrack - McCoy on the song "Let The Romeo Weep") (1999)

Interview links

* [http://www.wickedinfo.com/content/view/125/1/ Andy McCoy interview at WickedInfo.com]

References