Motley Crue singer Vince Neil suffered 4 strokes
“The physician stated that I most likely wouldn’t be on stage once more”: Motley Crue singer Vince Neil reveals he’s suffered 4 strokes in recent times in a brand new Eddie Trunk interview on SiriusXM.
“Two of ’em I didn’t even know I had,” says Neil. “One among ’em was a mini stroke that occurred, and I simply misplaced feeling in my hand. And that was it. And I obtained over that fairly rapidly. However then this final one, it was a giant one.”
“I went from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane,” Neil tells Trunk he misplaced use of his legs after a stroke on Christmas final yr. “I can stroll now, however for 5 months it was simply on and off, not understanding what’s gonna occur. And the physician stated that I most likely wouldn’t be on stage once more. And I used to be, like, ‘No, man. I can’t do this.”
Happily Motley Crue are again now with their Las Vegas residency, however it now is sensible why they missed the Ozzy Osbourne farewell present with Black Sabbath.
Vince Neil’s points pressured Motley Crue to overlook Black Sabbath present
On July 5, dozens of bands and artists carried out at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last live performance “Again to the Starting” – which occurred simply two weeks earlier than Osbourne’s loss of life. One band noticeably absent from the lineup, nonetheless, was Mötley Crüe.
Whereas talking to Billboard in a brand new interview, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx defined why the band was unable to attend the huge occasion.
“It was one thing we had been simply unable to do… We couldn’t do it even when we wished to,” Sixx stated, referring to frontman Vince Neil’s current well being points.
Neil just lately revealed that he suffered a stroke the day after Christmas 2024, which pressured the band to postpone their Las Vegas residency earlier this yr.
Sixx continued, reflecting on the massive function the Osbournes performed in Mötley Crüe’s profession.
“Truthfully, they broke our band, Ozzy and Sharon [Osbourne]. Sharon noticed a band that one thing was taking place with and it was an ideal match for Ozzy, and we simply turned so shut and Ozzy took us world wide and simply did every part for us… and naturally all of the wild and enjoyable tales that’s Ozzy. I’ll eternally be in debt to Sharon and Ozzy for that.”
Whereas Mötley Crüe could not have attended “Again to the Starting,” Sixx did find yourself streaming the present.
“And, man, I gotta inform ya, Ozzy, strategy to f*ckin’ exit with a bang,” he stated of the live performance. “He actually did it, and everyone confirmed up as a result of they beloved him and supported him.
“Sadly, we don’t have him anymore, however we obtained one of many biggest rock stars of all time who got here whereas we had been right here on this planet and went again to the f*ckin’ stars, man. It’s like, ‘I got here down there and I kicked some f*ckin’ ass.’ Thanks, Ozzy, day-after-day for the chance to have a profession.”
