MÖTLEY CRÜE's Vince Neil Talks About Rocker Roots ... As A Surfer!
May 31, 2010, 14 years ago
According to ESPN, singer Vince Neil has parlayed his successful MÖTLEY CRÜE gig into owning several bars, strip clubs, tattoo parlors, a tequila business, a restaurant and this fall will publish his autobiography.
But did he know he started out as a surfer?
"Yes, I was on the surf team in high school. I'm serious," said Neil, who grew up in Southern California and attended Royal Oak High School before joining the rock band in 1981. "I played other sports and even raced cars. But I started out on the surf team."About 10 years ago while in Australia, Neil said, he got back on the board for the first time since he was a teen-ager.
"They had these surfboards for rent at Surfers Paradise beach, and I figured that it'd be like riding a bike," Neil said. "It definitely wasn't. It almost killed me."Read more here.
