VINCE NEIL Says His DUI Sentence Was 'A Little Harsh'

February 21, 2011

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil spoke to the Las Vegas Sun about his 2010 Las Vegas arrest and his subsequent 15-day jail sentence for DUI and speeding.

On what happened that fateful night on June 27, 2010:

Vince: "Obviously, it was something that happened, and it should not have happened. There are so many other options that you can take instead of saying, 'Yeah, I can drive home.' But I did it."

On his jail sentence:

Vince: "They were a little harsh in the sentencing. But they wanted to make an example out of me, and it is what it is. … It's not bad, but it's still jail. Jail is jail."

On why he thinks he got the penalty that he got:

Vince: "Well, I think just because of my past (Neil was charged with felony DUI in a 1984 accident in Redondo Beach, California that killed HANOI ROCKS drummer Razzle Dingley and injured two others). That kind of factored into it. But I'm going to do it, do my time and put it behind me and move on with my life."

On how his rock lifestyle is winding down:

Vince: "There's not much more you can really do. When it's 30 years with a band like MÖTLEY CRÜE, there are going to be some crazy times. Everyone knows of our exploits, having read all the dirt. … I wrote the book not to talk about what I've done in the past, but to clear things up. So many unauthorized books out there, and I'm reading and going, 'I did what?' "

On whether he interacts socially with any member of MÖTLEY CRÜE and whether he has spoken to any of his CRÜE bandmates about his arrest:

Vince: "They have their own lives in Los Angeles, and I'm here [in Las Vegas]. Nikki (Sixx) has his radio show that he does every day, Tommy (Lee) out on tour, I think, with his solo band. The only time we really talk is when we're doing rehearsals or are out on tour. … It's all business. It's 100 percent business, pretty much."

On whether he, during down moments, thinks of calling or spending time with any of his bandmates:

Vince: "No. No. You know, we don't travel in the same circles. Everybody has their own lives, their own families and kids. It's not like it was when we were 22 or 23, living in the same apartment above the Whisky A Go-Go [in Hollywood]."

Read the entire interview from the Las Vegas Sun.

Vince Neil police booking photo (taken on Tuesday, February 15, 2011)

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