Tragic Details About Vince Neil

Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil couldn't have known what was in store for him when he started out with the band in 1981. Since rising to stardom, he's certainly done his part to promote the rock star lifestyle with plenty of drugs and booze included. Here are tragic details of Vince Neil's life story. No parent wishes to live long enough to bury their child, but Vince Neil has been forced to face this ultimate tragedy. The singer lost his 4-year-old daughter Skylar in 1995, when Neil himself was only 34. Young Skylar was diagnosed with Wilms' tumor, a form of kidney cancer, at a time when Neil was just coming back from a number of other personal and professional misfortunes. She had to go through extensive chemotherapy, radiation treatments and six operations, none of which were enough to save her life. Skylar Neil passed away on August 15, 1995, and the tragedy left Neil absolutely devastated. He later said of the nightmarish experience, "This ordeal is something no parent should have to go through. More than that, I wish no child ever had to go through it." While Skylar was still fighting for her life, Neil wrote a track called "Skylar's Song" in her honor. Neil later included "Skylar's Song" on his solo album, Carved in Stone, and announced that he would donate all the proceeds of the song to charity. The singer also set up the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund, which has since raised millions for children's cancer research. Watch to learn more about tragic details about Vine Neil! #VinceNeil #MotleyCrue #RockAndRoll Death in the family | 0:17 The soundman incident | 1:18 Drinking to death | 2:22 ​Four marriages, four divorces | 3:35 The Nicolas Cage incident | 4:19 ​Bankruptcy and lawyer troubles | 5:14 Attacks on women | 6:06 ​Addictions, rehab and falling off the wagon | 7:16 Music to crash your car to | 8:19 The leaked sex tape | 9:14