Vince Neil

Vincent Neil Wharton, better known as Vince Neil, is an American singer born on February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California. He is part of the band Mötley Crüe. Vince Neil, whose exact name is Vincent Neil Wharton, joined Mötley Crüe in 1981 at the invitation of Tommy Lee, a former classmate and the band's drummer. He married Beth Lynn that same year. On December 8, 1984 in Redondo Beach, at exactly 6:38 pm, Vince Neil caused a car accident at the wheel of his 1972 model De Tomaso Pantera by crashing into another vehicle while driving drunk in the company of Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley, the drummer of the band Hanoi Rocks. In 1992, Vince Neil was removed from the band for various reasons and then launched into a solo career; his first album Exposed sold poorly. In 1995, his daughter Skylar succumbed to cancer.