Neurotic Outsiders

Neurotic Outsiders
Genres	Punk rock, hard rock
Years active	1995–1997 (Reunions: 1999, 2006)
Labels	Maverick Warner Bros.
Past members	Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Billy Idol Steve Stevens Steve Jones John Taylor

Neurotic Outsiders was a British-American rock supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, and 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 eponymous album on Maverick Records in September 1996, and briefly toured Europe and North America. The album was followed up by the Angelina EP in 1997. 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.

The band was originally named Neurotic Boy Outsiders after an article in The Guardian Taylor had read in the 70s. The "Boy" was dropped at the request of Sorum and McKagan.

This was not the first time that Guns N' Roses members and Steve Jones had collaborated. Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses, and Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy, and Mickey Curry, all from The Cult - which Matt Sorum played with both before and after Guns N' Roses - all also made guest appearances on the Steve Jones solo album Fire and Gasoline.

This would also mark the first of two collaborations between Steve Jones and John Taylor. The second collaboration was on Duran Duran's 2015 album Paper Gods.

Former members

Final lineup

• Steve Jones – guitar, lead vocals
• Duff McKagan – guitar, lead vocals
• Johnny Taylor – bass, lead vocals
• Matt Sorum – drums, vocals

Previous members

• Billy Idol – lead vocals (1995)
• Steve Stevens – guitar (1995)

Discography

Studio albums

• Neurotic Outsiders (1996)

Studio EPs

• Angelina (1997)

External links

• Neurotic Outsiders fansite