By 1979, Andy was the guitarist in punk band Briard, but when he quit Nasty took his place. Eventually, McCoy and Suicide joined the other members of Hanoi Rocks, and moved to Stockholm, Sweden, to launch themselves on an unsuspecting European public.
Nasty was also involved with the Fallen Angels, starting in 1983, which was effectively Knox from the Vibrators with whoever was around at the time to record with. The Fallen Angels eponymous debut album featured all 5 Hanoi members at some stage, with Nasty, Sam and Razzle being permanent enough to be depicted on the cover. The follow-up 'In Loving Memory' featured only Andy and Nasty, and the final album 'Wheel of Fortune' was recorded by Knox, Nasty, and some assembled session musicians.
After Hanoi Rocks split in 1985, Nasty continued alongside Andy with both the Cherry Bombz and the Suicide Twins, but neither group lasted for more than one album. By 1987 he had joined the Weird Things with Rene Berg, and helped out on Johnny Thunders 'Que Sera Sera' album. His association with Rene continued in the Gangbang Band, who also featured members of the Quireboys, but after a few gigs the band ran out of enthusiasm. They continued once more with a new band called Soho Vultures, who did a tour of Finland and again disintegrated.
When Mike Monroe recorded his second solo album, 'Not Fakin' It', Nasty was around to help and performed with the band on tour. Following this, he relocated to L.A. and began his own project, Cheap and Nasty, with Timo Kaltio. However, the local authorities found that Nasty didn`t have a work permit and he was deported. Luckily, most of the band came with him to London, and after hooking up with Alvin Gibbs (ex-UK Subs) who had recently played with Andy McCoy in Iggy Pop's band, they began recording. The first single, 'Mind Across the Ocean' was a hit with the rock press, and the subsequent album 'Beautiful Disaster' found Nasty's deep, moody voice musing over life as an outlaw, tragic beauty, and regret. Once more, the band only survived for one album, but their few releases had proved that Nasty was equally as capable of writing a decent rock 'n' roll song as his previous companions from Hanoi Rocks.
In London, England 1993 Nasty, Michael Monroe and Sam Yaffa played on a Johnny Thunders tribute LP, and Mike had also formed a new band, Demolition 23. Nasty once again made occasional appearances with Mike onstage, and rumours of a Hanoi re-union began to circulate. However, his next move was back to Finland, and in 1995 he recorded and released an album under his real name Jan Stenfors, called 'Vinegar Blood'. As he explained at the time, he was getting older, and no longer felt as bad as his stage name suggested.
This proved to be the last release from the underrated guitarist, as he subsequently gave up music to study as a pharmacist, and after graduating was last seen putting his knowledge to good use in a Helsinki pharmacy.
IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU'LL LIKE NASTY SUICIDE'S MUSIC: Hanoi Rocks, Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, The Dead Boys, Stiv Bators, Johnny Thunders, The New York Dolls, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lords of the New Church, The Cult.