Well, this is just tragic. A month ago, I interviewed Vince and asked him if he was having a hard time staying sober these days – and he just snorted at me for asking such a mindless and stupid question. Then last week, I spoke to Michael Monroe and Sam Yaffa of the original Hanoi Rocks, and they told me about how eerie it felt to play Brixton in Redondo Beach earlier this year, as the club is located just 200 meters away from Vince Neil's old apartment and the guys hadn't been back there since the accident.

And now these news...