The Monroes were a New Wave pop band from San Diego active throughout most of the 1980s. They are best known for their single "What Do All the People Know." Beginnings, For Keyboardist Eric Denton, forming the Monroes fulfilled his early fantasies of becoming a rock star. Born in Lansing, Michigan, Denton moved to Ventura, California with his family at a young age, at which point he began immersing himself in piano studies. By the late 1970s, Denton had already performed at several high school dances, when ...