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{{Short description|British-American rock supergroup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Neurotic Outsiders
| background = group_or_band
| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[hard rock]]
| years_active = 1995–1997 (Reunions: 1999, 2006)
| label = {{hlist|[[Maverick Records|Maverick]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}}
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Duff McKagan]] [[Matt Sorum]] [[Billy Idol]] [[Steve Stevens]] [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]]
}}

'''Neurotic Outsiders''' was a British-American rock [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] founded in 1995, consisting of [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] of the [[Sex Pistols]], [[Matt Sorum]] and [[Duff McKagan]] of [[Guns N' Roses]], and [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] of [[Duran Duran]]. The first line-up featured [[Billy Idol]] and [[Steve Stevens]], together with McKagan and Sorum, but they were soon replaced by Jones and Taylor.

Originally a gathering of friends jamming together at the [[Viper Room]] in [[Los Angeles]], the band released one [[Neurotic Outsiders (album)|eponymous album]] on [[Maverick Records]] in September 1996, and briefly toured Europe and North America.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Corey |date=2021-09-10 |title=The Forgotten Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, Duran Duran Supergroup |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sex-pistols-guns-n-roses-duran-duran-supergroup-neurotic-outsiders/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Kielty |first=Martin |date=2023-03-21 |title=John Taylor Recalls His Guns N' Roses and Sex Pistols Supergroup |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-taylor-neurotic-outsiders/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Neurotic Outsiders |date=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3415425-Neurotic-Outsiders-Neurotic-Outsiders |last=}}</ref> The band broke up in 1997 due to the members' commitments to other projects, but reunited briefly in April 1999 for three shows at the Viper Room.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYK-s5i105M |title=Backspin: Steve Jones on the Neurotic Outsiders |date=2017-02-09 |last=Yahoo |access-date=2024-09-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

== History ==
Neurotic Outsiders was formed when [[Matt Sorum]] recruited [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], [[Duff McKagan]] and [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] to play at a benefit at the [[The Viper Room|Viper Room]] in [[Los Angeles]] in June 1995.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> The lineup soon began playing regularly at the venue, while friends of the band made guest appearances onstage, including [[Billy Idol]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[Chrissie Hynde]], [[Ian Astbury]] and [[Melanie C|Mel C]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> The band was originally named Neurotic Boy Outsiders after an article in [[The Guardian]] that Taylor had read in the 1970s, but "Boy" was dropped from the name at the request of Sorum and McKagan.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=John |title=In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death and Duran Duran |date=2012 |publisher=Plume |pages=350}}</ref> Following growing interest from music executives, the band was signed to [[Maverick (company)|Maverick Records]] and given one million dollars to record an album.<ref name=":2" />

The band chose [[Jerry Harrison]] to produce the album, which was recorded in [[California]] during the course of six days. A majority of the album's songs were written by Jones, while lead vocals were shared between Jones, Taylor and McKagan.<ref name=":02">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Neurotic Outsiders |date=1996 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3415425-Neurotic-Outsiders-Neurotic-Outsiders |last=}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Corey |date=2021-09-10 |title=The Forgotten Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, Duran Duran Supergroup |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/sex-pistols-guns-n-roses-duran-duran-supergroup-neurotic-outsiders/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref> The band's [[Neurotic Outsiders (album)|self-titled album]] was released on 10 September 1996.<ref name=":13" /> The album was met with little fanfare, while critics deemed the band "pure Hollywood, honestly and comfortably vulgar" and praised their musicianship.<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ratliff |first=Ben |date=September 7, 1996 |title=Shirtless, Near Middle Age And Comfortably Vulgar |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/07/arts/shirtless-near-middle-age-and-comfortably-vulgar.html |access-date=September 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=LaVeck |first=Theresa E. |title=Neurotic Outsiders Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/neurotic-outsiders-mw0000185545#review |access-date=2024-09-21 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref> The band went on tour in support of the album through Europe and North America, but ceased to exist due to Jones participating in the [[Sex Pistols]]' reunion and McKagan focusing on [[Guns N' Roses]].<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":2" /> Their final release was the EP ''Angelina'' in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neurotic Outsiders - Angelina |url=https://www.discogs.com/Neurotic-Outsiders-Angelina/release/3002300 |access-date=27 June 2019 |website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> Neurotic Outsiders reunited in 1999 for three shows at the Viper Room.<ref name=":1" />

==Former members==
;Final lineup
* [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] – guitar, lead and backing vocals
* [[Duff McKagan]] – guitar, backing and lead vocals, bass
* [[Matt Sorum]] – drums, backing vocals
* [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] – bass, backing and lead vocals

;Previous members
* [[Billy Idol]] – lead vocals (1995)
* [[Steve Stevens]] – guitar (1995)

== Discography ==
'''Studio albums'''

* ''[[Neurotic Outsiders (album)|Neurotic Outsiders]]'' (1996)

'''Studio Singles & EPs'''

* ''Jerk (1996)'' [[Alternative Airplay|US Modern Rock]] #3 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Neurotic Outsiders Top Songs - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography – Music VF, US & UK hit charts |url=https://www.musicvf.com/Neurotic+Outsiders.songs#gsc.tab=0 |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=www.musicvf.com}}</ref>
* ''Angelina'' (1997)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.philjens.plus.com/kickdown/outsiders_index.htm Neurotic Outsiders fansite]

{{Duran Duran}}
{{Guns N' Roses}}
{{Sex Pistols}}

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[[Category:Duran Duran]]
[[Category:Guns N' Roses]]
[[Category:Sex Pistols]]
[[Category:Rock music supergroups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1995]]

Neurotic Outsiders - Revision history

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