After Vincent burned through his recording advance, Fleischman and LaBelle believe he tried to leverage his demos into a bigger record deal with a larger label and in the process scuttled his relationship with Enigma. I let some time go by and I realized what I really wanted to do was launch my own record company. With the exception of an archival minute guitar solo dubbed Speedba ll Jamm , Vinnie Vincent has not released any new music in 18 years. Due to waning general interest in hair-metal, Vincent left Los Angeles in the mid-Nineties, following the shifting stylistic winds to Nashville, where he hoped to land songwriting work and session gigs.
At around the same time, Vincent began participating in Kiss Expo fan conventions as a way to earn some money. The two married the following year. The guitarist used that cash to re-launch his career. He readied Euphoria , a four-song EP that he self-released on his own label, Metaluna Records, that spring. Vincent began telling convention goers that Guitarmageddon would be available in late But things went awry.
Vincent told Elliott he felt increasingly unsafe about making public appearances and feared a deranged fan might shoot him. Look what happened to John Lennon. In return, Vincent threatened to renege his contract and cancel his appearances. Elliott pleaded for him not. In , Vincent made one of his final public appearances in Nashville. He held a press conference to announce his latest lawsuit against his former bandmates. She smelled of alcohol and was covered in blood.
She told the on-duty deputy that her husband had slapped her face, grabbed her hair, dragged her through shattered glass and, as she tried to escape from their property, repeatedly hurled her to the ground. According to police , the two had been arguing over a conversation Vincent had had with another woman. After refusing to answer his door for hours, Vincent was finally led away by the police.
The cops charged the one-time Kiss hero with aggravated domestic assault. His wife told police that some of their larger, more aggressive dogs had attacked and killed these smaller ones. Vincent told local authorities the same thing, adding that he had rescued 20 dogs from abusive situations and that bad weather had delayed their burials. No animal cruelty charges were filed.
I would never hurt anyone — ever. What has been reported is an absolutely inaccurate depiction of the events that occurred that evening. Vincent agreed to attend anger management therapy and stay out of trouble, thus avoiding a potential courtroom battle and possible prison time.
In and , the band opened for Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden, respectively. In , Vincent has been arrested on suspicion of assault after his wife Diane Cusano accused him of hitting her in the face. I would never hurt anyone — ever. Vinnie Vincent was married to AnnMarie Cusano. The couple divorced. Unfortunately, she was murdered in , after their divorce. In , a Hartford Superior Court jury convicted Gregory McArthur of kidnapping, larceny, manslaughter, and felony murder charges in connection with the death of AnnMarie Cusano.
McArthur said that two drug dealers were responsible for the slaying of AnnMarie in Another thing that led to Vincent's firing, according to Ultimate Classic Rock , was that he wouldn't sign a contract during his short stint with KISS , and then he sued the band in for royalties from the album "Lick it Up," an album that reached gold status.
Vincent lost. He's a talented guy. That's why he was in the band. The album consists of new recordings of songs from Vincent's careers with Kiss and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Banana , who performs a parody of the Kiss song " Unholy " rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist [[Ted Poley.
Vinnie Vincent sued Kiss twice after being fired for the second time in That suit was found in favor of Kiss as Vincent was determined to be a salaried employee of the band.
In , Vincent was quoted in Rock Scene magazine as saying that Kiss would not allow him to use their name either to promote his solo career or to even mention the band in interviews. The contract was transferred to Invasion members Dana Strum and Mark Slaughter, who by this time had formed the band Slaughter. That suit was dismissed because the amount Vincent requested was excessive, and once again, he was found to have been a salaried employee of the band.
In July , Vincent filed another legal action against Kiss, the individual band members, Polygram , and Horipro , alleging claims of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and deceit, constructive fraud , negligent misrepresentation, conversion, imposition of constructive trust, breach of contract, infringement on the right of publicity, defamation, and open book account for royalties.
This followed the release of the publication KISStory. In January , Vincent's ex-wife, Anne-Marie Cusano, disappeared from her home and her body was not found until late A drifter and convicted sex-offender was charged with the murder. On October 2 , the Supreme Court refused to hear Vincent's appeal regarding the dispute between his former band mates over song and music royalties.
He later switched to a more personalized pink "double shark fin" guitar, which he helped design along with Grover Jackson. Vincent later became a spokesman for Carvin Guitars. I felt like I was imprisoned in a small cubicle, like it was someone else's house Black Diamond writer: Dale Sherman ,
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