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Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil revealed he\u00a0had a stroke the day after Christmas that led to the postponement<\/a> of the band’s Las Vegas residency, which starts Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to learn to walk again, and that was tough,\u201d Neil told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em><\/a>. \u201cThe doctors said they didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be able to go back on stage again. I go, \u2018No, no, I\u2019m gonna do it. Watch and see.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, Neil is scheduled to do it tonight, when Motley Crue plays their first of 10 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Motley Crue’s Top 50 Songs<\/a><\/p>\n Neil said he felt fine when he went to bed on Christmas night, but when he woke up the next morning, he couldn’t get out of bed.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole left side went out,” he said. Consequently, “Motley canceled the first part of the [residency] so I could get better.\u201d<\/p>\n The residency was initially scheduled for March 28 to April 19. The band announced its postponement in early March with a statement mentioning “a required medical procedure recently advised by vocalist Vince Neil’s doctors.”<\/p>\n Neil said he underwent months of physical theory at his Nashville home. The recovery process was arduous.<\/p>\n \u201cI went from people carrying me to the bathroom, because I couldn\u2019t walk myself, finally to a wheelchair,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cI graduated to a walker, and then I had a cane. Now I don\u2019t need anything. But it\u2019s like a full-time job getting back to where you feel good again.\u201d<\/p>\n Neil said he did not lose his voice when he had his stroke. Still, he had to work hard to rebuild the mind-muscle connection.<\/p>\n \u201cIt takes a while to get your brain to start moving your legs, for them to do what your brain wants to do,” he explained. “You try to walk but it doesn\u2019t come out right.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat Happened When Vince Neil Had a Stroke?<\/h3>\n
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