Michael Monroe recently disclosed the details regarding his emotional encounter with Vince Neil.
In a recent interview with Lipps Service, Monroe revealed:
“They [Mötley Crüe] came off stage and then Nikki [Sixx] came to hug me, and then I met Vince [Neil],” Monroe recalled. “[I] looked in his eyes and I said, ‘Well, Razzle always wanted us to meet.’ Because he always thought we were… us singers are alike. Vince smiled and we looked at each other for a little while, maybe 20 seconds.”
“I just saw the sadness and what he’s been going through. I could see it in his eyes,” Monroe continued. “Vince is the guy who suffered the most with the accident. I realized that then.”
“I wanted to make peace. I don’t want any bad blood with anybody,” Monroe added. “I’m not that kind of person. I would never upset people. I always want to be nice and kind to everybody.”
Metal Edge Magazine documented the historic meeting at Finland’s Rockfest in June 2023. This encounter came nearly four decades after the tragic accident that had kept them apart.
The fatal incident took place in 1984. It was reported that Neil, driving under the influence, was involved in a car crash that claimed the life of Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas ‘Razzle’ Dingley. The tragedy forced Hanoi Rocks to disband in 1985. It also created a decades-long rift between the bands.
