Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough, he once even had his face and chin slashed by a gang member. Neil soon learned to become street-wise, but was in some trouble at school, he got kicked out, later finding out he has a form of dyslexia. As well as an interest in music, as a teen Neil was also interested in surfing and baseball.
He was discovered while performing with his band, Rock Candy, and joined MΓΆtley CrΓΌe in 1981. That same year, he married his first wife, Beth Lynn and MΓΆtley CrΓΌe released its first album, Too Fast for Love. In 1983, MΓΆtley CrΓΌe released Shout at the Devil, a blockbuster success that established the band as one of the biggest acts of the 1980s. In 1984, after a tour with Ozzy Osbourne, Neil was in a drunk driving accident near Redondo Beach, California. The passenger in his 72' De Tomaso Pantera, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, the drummer of Hanoi Rocks, died from his injuries. Beth Lynn and Neil divorced in 1985. Following a prison sentence, Neil regrouped with MΓΆtley CrΓΌe to record Theatre of Pain (1985) and Girls, Girls, Girls (1987). He married Sharise Ruddell in April 1988. The band released their highest-selling album, Dr. Feelgood, in 1989 after going through rehab .
Neil left MΓΆtley CrΓΌe to pursue a solo career in February 1992. According to rumors in the band's autobiography, The Dirt, he was fired because he was more interested in car racing than in the band (he was racing in the Indy Lights open wheel developmental series at the time). In 1992 he released his first solo offering, a single "You're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come)" featured on the Encino Man soundtrack. Exposed, his solo debut, debuted at #13 on the Billboard charts, was released in mid-1993. The album featured Steve Stevens (Billy Idol's guitarist and Atomic Playboys founder), Dave Marshall, Robbie Crane, and Vik Foxx. It sold only about 300,000 copies in the US, just about as many as MΓΆtley's 1994 Neil-less album MΓΆtley CrΓΌe with singer John Corabi (previously of The Scream). All previous MΓΆtley CrΓΌe albums had sold at least one million copies.
Sharise Ruddell and Neil divorced in 1993. Two years later on August 15, 1995, their daughter, Skylar Neil, died of cancer.
The same year, Carved In Stone, an indus-glam metal oriented album produced by the Dust Brothers, sold less than 100,000 copies in the US, and Neil's contract with Warner Bros. Records. eventually came to an end. Some versions of the album feature "Skylar's Song", written by Neil only.
By 1997, both Neil's solo career and MΓΆtley CrΓΌe's fortunes were declining and he accepted their invitation to rejoin the band. They released the album Generation Swine which debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts. It wasn't long before tension erupted again, this time prompting Tommy Lee to leave the band. They replaced him with Randy Castillo, but things came to a halt when Castillo died from cancer in 2002.
In May 2000, Neil married Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark. They divorced in August 2001. In 2002, Neil was one of the cast members on the first season of The Surreal Life. A regular customer of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, in July 2003 Neil was charged with battery after a prostitute at the ranch alleged that he grabbed her around the throat and threw her against a wall. A year earlier, he had pleaded no contest to the charge that he had punched and knocked down record producer Michael Schuman.
In 2003, Vince Neil was featured (as a solo act) in the "Rock Never Stops Tour" along with other '80s hard rock bands. He released a live album, Live at the Whiskey: One Night Only in 2003.
Neil married Lia Gerardini in January 2005. The ceremony was officiated by ordained minister and fellow cast member from The Surreal Life, MC Hammer.
In 2004, Vince appeared again on TV for the special Remaking Vince Neil, which showed him trying to recharge his solo career. He also recorded the single "Promise Me" produced by the acclaimed Desmond Child which has yet to be released commercially, but rumored to be on a forthcoming solo album. However, it turned out to be MΓΆtley CrΓΌe that got the career boost as Neil and Tommy Lee put aside their differences and toured in support of the compilation album Red, White & CrΓΌe which was supported by an extensive world-wide tour dubbed Carnival Of Sins, which featured near-naked female acrobats, fire-breathers and a midget.
Vince Neil is touring with his solo band, now consisting of Slaughter members Jeff Blando and Dana Strum, as well as drummer Zoltan Chaney. In 2010 he released, Tattoos & Tequila
MΓΆtley CrΓΌe will continue to tour, with several dates over the summer, and Vince will continue to tour with his solo band during his off time from MΓΆtley CrΓΌe. He is also currently working on a new studio album with Dana Strum, with whom he performed at glam metal festival Rocklahoma.
He's A Whore
Vince Neil Lyrics
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She's got a face that would stop a clock
And with that face I surely won't stop
To look her in the eyes
But her money's green
Like a tease like a social disease
But she's still so close to my reach
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
So the story goes
I think I'll take her for a ride
With this moneybag by my side
A gigolo is the only way to go
And so I show my face
And I can even fake a smile
But I'm laughing inside all the while
This little girl, she's a joke, she's a joke, she's a joke
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
Anytime at all
(He's a whore) I'd do anything for money
(He's a whore) Look at the things that I write
(He's a whore) Oh, The stories I can tell
(He's a whore) In the morning, in the night
I'm a whore (He'll do anything for money)
I'm a whore (Look at the clothes that he wears)
I'm a whore (He'll do anything for money)
I'm a whore
So the story goes
I think I'll take her for a ride
With this moneybag by my side
A gigolo is the only way to go
Oh, get low low low
Get low
A whore, oh no
No, no, no, oh no
The lyrics of Vince Neil's song He's A Whore speak to the relationship between money, power, and sex, and the commoditization of women in the rock and roll scene. The first verse introduces a woman with a face so stunning that it could "stop a clock" - an idiom that means to be so beautiful that time would appear to stand still. Despite this, the singer admits he won't bother to look her in the eyes, but her money is "green" and he's tempted to keep her within his reach.
As the song continues, the lyrics reveal the performance of power as the singer plans to take this woman for a ride with his "moneybag' by his side. He decides a "gigolo is the only way to go," a statement reflecting the objectification of women in the rock and roll scene where they are viewed merely as objects for male pleasure. The lyrics suggest a moral decadence that has become socially acceptable with rock and roll culture.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Anytime at all" several times, emphasizing the immediacy of the singer's access to this woman. The bridge of the song brings out the irony in the singer's position, as he admits to laughing at this "little girl," who is a "joke" to him. The song ends with a repetition of the title and the singer's admission, "I'm a whore," signifying that he too is a product of this commodified, corrupt system.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you seen her face?
Have you seen the appearance that she has?
She's got a face that would stop a clock
Her facial appearance is repulsive that one would want to stop the clock from ticking.
And with that face I surely won't stop
Her appearance is so terrible that the singer cannot bear to look at her.
To look her in the eyes
The artist cannot look her in the eyes because of her revolting appearances.
But her money's green
She has money and is willing to spend it.
Like a tease like a social disease
Although she is tempting with her money, she is like a social disease.
But she's still so close to my reach
The singer is able to acquire her money.
If I call, if I call at all
If the artist gives her a call, he can benefit from her money.
Anytime at all
The artist can call her anytime to get money.
Anytime at all
The artist reiterates that she is available anytime.
Anytime at all
He emphasizes that he can get anything anytime.
Anytime at all
He emphasizes that he can get anything anytime.
So the story goes
This is how the story is told.
I think I'll take her for a ride
The singer will emotionally take advantage of her.
With this moneybag by my side
The singer wants to get her money.
A gigolo is the only way to go
The artist can only benefit from her money through a gigolo.
And so I show my face
The artist shows his face to her.
And I can even fake a smile
The singer maintains a false positive emotion towards her.
But I'm laughing inside all the while
The singer is finding the situation humorous.
This little girl, she's a joke, she's a joke, she's a joke
The artist views the girl and the situation that comes with it as a joke.
He's a whore) I'd do anything for money
The artist states he is a whore and would do anything for money.
(He's a whore) Look at the things that I write
The artist writes things for money.
(He's a whore) Oh, The stories I can tell
The singer can tell stories for money.
(He's a whore) In the morning, in the night
The artist is available for money any time of the day or night.
I'm a whore (He'll do anything for money)
The singer reiterates that he is a whore and can do anything for money.
I'm a whore (Look at the clothes that he wears)
The singer wears clothes that show he is a whore.
I'm a whore (He'll do anything for money)
He reconfirms that he would do anything for money.
I'm a whore
He, without any doubt, confirms he is a whore.
So the story goes
This is how the story ends.
I think I'll take her for a ride
The singer repeats that he will take her for a ride.
With this moneybag by my side
The singer emphasizes the fact that the money is all he wants.
A gigolo is the only way to go
The artist confirms that he can only access her money through being a gigolo.
Oh, get low low low
An encouragement to dance or move in a certain way.
Get low
He once again encourages one to get low.
A whore, oh no
A realization of the singer as a whore.
No, no, no, oh no
An expression of disagreement to the realization of being a whore.
Contributed by Abigail F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Luke Dunham
I don't get it.....