Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil has revealed that he suffered a stroke last Christmas, and that’s what led to the band postponing its Las Vegas residency that was scheduled for the spring of this year. The veteran rocker had to re-learn how to walk and was told by doctors he may not be able to perform again.
The residency has been rescheduled for this fall, beginning tonight (September 12th) at Dolby Live at Park MGM, and running through October 3rd, with tickets available here.
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In a new interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Neil came clean on his previously undisclosed medical condition that resulted in the postponement.
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“I had a stroke,” revealed the rock vocalist. “My whole left side went out… I had to learn to walk again, and that was tough. The doctors said they didn’t think I’d be able to go back on stage again. I go, ‘No, no, I’m gonna do it. Watch and see.’”
Neil did, in fact, return to the stage earlier this summer when he played a solo show in Boston on August 1st. From that stage, he told the audience, “They said I wouldn’t be back on stage again. I said, ‘Fuck that, man.’ And I’m back and I’m with you guys tonight. And I’m really proud to be here, man.” Now, it is clear as to what Neil was referring to that night.
Detailing his struggle further, Neil added, “I went from people carrying me to the bathroom, because I couldn’t walk myself, finally to a wheelchair. I graduated to a walker, and then I had a cane. Now I don’t need anything. But it’s like a full-time job getting back to where you feel good again.”
He continued, “It takes a while to get your brain to start moving your legs, for them to do what your brain wants to do. You try to walk but it doesn’t come out right.”
The singer worked with a local football coach in Nashville, and has been “doing a lot of running,” noting, “It’s been tough, but I’m back, I’m 90-, 95-percent to where I was before, and it’s going to be great.”
As for what fans can expect at the residency shows, Neil said, “It takes you through the full Mötley Crüe lifestyle. I am going to push through the best I can.”
Mötley Crüe’s Vegas performances will happen across 10 dates in September (12th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 24th, 26th, and 27th) and October (1st and 3rd).
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