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Also known as Vincent Wharton, Vincent Neil Wharton

American singer

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Little Black Book of Mould and Bacteria : So, They Say You Are Nuts
  • Rubicon Treasure
  • Los trapos sucios
  • Crued and Tattooed
  • Tattoos and Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1945-11-12
2008 universal fire victimbluescanadianclassic rockcontemporary folkcountry

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
100,619
Total plays
871,068

Tags

hard rockGlam Metalhair metalheavy metalrock

Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961 in Hollywood, California), better known as Vince Neil is the lead singer for American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Neil was born to Odie and Shirley Wharton in 1961 in Southern California. During the 1960s, his family moved around, from Inglewood, California to Watts, before finally settling in Compton, California. Growing up in Compton was sometimes tough, he once even had his face and chin slashed by a gang member. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Key facts

Born
Vincent Neil Wharton , ( 1961-02-08 ) February 8, 1961 (age 65) , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
Origin
Glendora, California , U.S.
Genres
Heavy metal hard rock glam metal
Occupations
Singer, musician
Years active
1981–present
Member of
Mötley Crüe
Formerly of
Hear 'n Aid

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Encyclopedic overview

Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American musician and singer. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the band in 1996 and continued with them until the band's 2015 retirement, and again from the band's 2018 reunion onwards. Outside of Mötley Crüe, Neil has also released three studio albums as a solo artist – the most recent of which, Tattoos & Tequila, was released in 2010. Neil's visual aesthetic and distinctive singing voice are considered synonymous with the American glam metal movement of the 1980s.

Early life

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