{"id":90331,"date":"2023-10-09T17:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=90331"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:38:59","slug":"motley-crues-vince-neil-once-bit-eddie-van-halen-and-claimed-it-was-because-he-loved-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=90331","title":{"rendered":"M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE&#8217;s Vince Neil Once Bit EDDIE VAN HALEN And Claimed It Was Because He Loved Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Troubled <strong>M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE<\/strong> vocalist <strong>Vince Neil<\/strong> is notorious for many things, and most of them aren&#8217;t good, <em>because usually someone gets seriously injured or killed.<\/em> The Crue&#8217;s former manager <strong>Doc McGhee<\/strong> shared disturbing details about a shocking story involving an incident where <strong>Vince Neil <\/strong>actually bit the hand of late <strong>VAN HALEN<\/strong> guitarist <strong>Eddie Van Halen<\/strong>, believe it or not, while on tour with the legendary guitar wizard. McGhee explains during the discussion the horrifying situation that nearly got the Crue thrown off an early tour where they shared the bill with the mighty <strong>VAN HALEN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105666\" style=\"width:641px;height:467px\" width=\"641\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vinceslobbo1-2-2-768x560.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a long story&#8230; but they bit Eddie, and then they got into this brawl&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Doc McGhee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In 1984,&nbsp;the Crue&nbsp;were part of the <strong>Monsters of Rock <\/strong>tour alongside&nbsp;<strong>VAN HALEN<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>AC\/DC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">For whatever reason, Neil decided to sink his teeth into Van Halen\u2019s&nbsp;hand, a big no-no that could have derailed the Crue&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Check out Doc&#8217;s interview via <strong>the Rock Experience<\/strong> show below. As the story goes, <strong>Tommy Lee<\/strong> claimed this sort of thing was par for the course in the start for the Crue. Yes, the biting phase the band went through was intended to be their way of showing affection to others they loved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>You can&#8217;t make this shit up<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep. 157 - Doc McGhee talks KISS Kruise, End of The Road, David Lee Roth, Final Show, Motley &amp; more!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LnP75XZcLUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This is the same year that Vince Neil<a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/motley-crue-when-the-devil-shouted-back\/\"> would drive drunk and wreck his car<\/a>, killing his passenger Razzle of <strong>HANOI ROCKS<\/strong>, (<em>another musician he loved very much<\/em>) along with severely injuring two others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/vince-neil-eddie-van-halen-bite\/\">UltimateClassicRock<\/a><\/strong> site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Drummer <strong>Tommy Lee<\/strong> explained more about the one person who was not a fan of this silly love-bite habit:&nbsp;<strong>Eddie Van Halen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddieburger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddieburger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90349\" style=\"width:589px;height:402px\" width=\"589\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddieburger.jpg 594w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/eddieburger-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cVince [Neil]&nbsp;went over and just chomped on Eddie, and Eddie was so mad. He was like, <strong>\u2018What the fuck is wrong with you?\u2019&#8221; <\/strong>Lee recalled of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Nikki Sixx<\/strong>, the Crue&#8217;s bassist, also verified the story is legit several years back, going into more detail:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nikki:&nbsp;I remember Doc came to us and he goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cGood job assholes, I think you\u2019re getting thrown off the Van Halen tour\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Nikki: And were like \u201cwhy?!\u201d, then we had to stay in our trailers.<strong> <\/strong>We weren\u2019t allowed to leave our trailer when Van Halen was walking to the stage (because of Vince Neil biting Eddie).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"we-were-all-partying-and-motley-had-this-thing-we-would-do-if-we-really-loved-you-some-people-high-five-other-people-hug-we-would-bite-you-vince-went-over-and-just-chomped-on-eddie-and-eddie-was-so-mad-he-was-like-what-the-expletive-is-wrong-with-you-he-wasn-t-very-receptive-to-it-tommy-lee\">\u201cWe were all partying, and M\u00f6tley had this thing we would do if we really loved you: Some people high five, other people hug, we would bite you. Vince went over and just chomped on Eddie and Eddie was so mad. He was like, \u2018What the (expletive) is wrong with you?\u2019 He wasn&#8217;t very receptive to it.\u201d &#8211; Tommy Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<center>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frandyrocketcody%2Fposts%2F10158953895199983&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"vince-neil-reportedly-quits-rehab-orders-a-10-000-bottle-of-booze\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metaladdicts.com\/vince-neil-reportedly-quits-rehab-orders-a-10000-bottle-of-booze\/?fbclid=IwAR2r8VDIdra0FnXixTW29YaUe-q8acCOxnFZUcpAGG0TJSCq2W86N42rOzE\">VINCE NEIL Reportedly Quits Rehab, Orders A $10,000 Bottle Of Booze<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"read-more-shocking-crue-exploits\"><strong>Read more<\/strong> <strong>shocking Crue exploits<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"motley-crue-when-the-devil-shouted-back\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/motley-crue-when-the-devil-shouted-back\/\">M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE: When The Devil Shouted Back<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crue84-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"468\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crue84-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crue84-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crue84-1-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/96krock.com\/2021\/12\/15\/report-motley-crue-singer-enters-rehab\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=SND\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VinceMealpromo2021-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90380\" style=\"width:559px;height:598px\" width=\"559\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VinceMealpromo2021-4.jpeg 791w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VinceMealpromo2021-4-600x642.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VinceMealpromo2021-4-280x300.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/VinceMealpromo2021-4-768x821.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troubled M\u00d6TLEY CR\u00dcE vocalist Vince Neil is notorious for many things, and most of them&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90331"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105670,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90331\/revisions\/105670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/105665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}