Tattoos & Tequila
An explosive biography of one of America's most notorious bands - Mötley Crüe.
Mötley Crüe were formed in Los Angeles in 1981, and have since gone on to become one of America's biggest-selling and notorious heavy metal acts, with nine studio albums and over 80 million album sales. Acquiring huge success by the end of the 1980s with their mixture of heavy metal and glam rock, singer Vince Neil's 'glam' look even supposedly inspired the hit Aerosmith song 'Dude (Looks Like A Lady)'. In 1992 Neil left the band to pursue a solo career before returning in 1997. The band went into hiatus in 2000 before reuniting in 2004.
In TATTOOS & TEQUILA, Vince Neil chronicles his personal experiences as singer and frontman for Mötley Crüe, and his time as a participant on reality shows. Mötley Crüe were a band who always lived up to the typical image of the 'rock and roll' lifestyle, and this is captured firsthand by Neil, who writes candidly about the band's struggles with drugs, alcohol and the law. These include incidents such as bass guitarist Nikki Sixx's near fatal heroin overdose in 1987. He also details his marriages to date, as well as movingly writing about the death of his daughter Skylar from cancer in 1995. The result is a compelling look at a band and a man who have seen many highs and lows in their career.
A highly-anticipated film following the group's formidable ascent to the top of the '80s rock scene will be released in February 2018.
Vince Neil was born in 1961 and is the singer for American metal band Mötley Crüe. He has been performing for over 25 years with both Motley Crue and performing solo. Neil also founded the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund to raise awareness and funding for childhood illnesses. He currently lives in California.
Mike Sager (Author)
Micke Sager is a bestselling author and award winning reporter, who worked closely with gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson during his years as a contributing editor to Rolling Stone. He lives with his son in La Jolla,CA.