Johnny Gill on Going Broke After Selling 8X Platinum, Ricky Bell's Drug Problems (Part 12)

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In this clip, Johnny Gill revealed New Edition's struggles with debt, substance abuse, and mental health amid their successful music career. He explained the high costs of producing a tour, noting that though they were making money, they were spending an equal, if not greater, amount. In a previous interview, Ricky Bell opened up about his battles with drug addiction, resulting in financial ruin. He confessed to selling personal belongings, including his designer boots, just to afford his next high. Gill echoed the sentiment, explaining that he had to sell his house and other valuables due to financial strain. Gill attributed the group's financial struggles to the lack of education about managing money. He admitted ignoring the signs and focusing more on enjoying fame and wealth, which ultimately led the group to their financial downfall.

[@vladtv]

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[@princem1660]

VLAD LET THE GUEST TALK MAN! We’re here to hear Johnnys story not you.

[@casslac1981]

Johnny Gill is talking…stop complaining

[@davidgaskins2589]

​@casslac1981 it's a comment section.. u have control issues huh

[@davidgaskins2589]

​@casslac1981 u listen to Katy perry.. enough said😂

[@harveymcelroy9332]

He does the same thing every interview 😅😅😅

[@jmiah1284]

💯💯💯💯

[@AveIvy]

Johnny Gill is such a likable guy and this is a great interview.

[@vladtv]

thanks!

[@ProducerSikste]

coke….pleeeeease Jr, its bearly a drug, my uncle in Columbia drinks coffee

[@sexydancer8559]

I have the UPMOST RESPECT FOR RICK. BEING A Recovered addict myself it's not easy to admit to your loved ones let alone the WORLD. TAKES LOTTA BALLS AND HIS STORY INSPIRES ME. STAY STRONG SLICK. PRAYING FOR YOU BRAH THAT U STAY ON THE ROAD

[@Leonard-ub8rw]

Yes, yes, Don't let the mountain win.

[@titanman8302]

No matter how many entertainers fall victim to money over spending and mismanagement, the stories just keep coming, generation after generation.

[@MD-DLive]

The entertainment business is something else!

[@FatherofFFD]

Most don’t think that the money flow will ever end.

[@CharlieXFBA]

Lol it ain't just "rich" people who mismanage their finances.

[@TCOLE-tc7vs]

That heartbreak album was amazing. Johnny Gills vocal and harmonies really gave that album the maturity NE needed to reach a more broad and mature audience. His voice alone, truly brought NE from boys to men.

[@anthonysoley7121]

Johnny Gill is a r&b legend not just in New Edition, but as a solo artist in music. I remembered 35 years ago when Heartbreak album came out in 1988 the one artist that Johnny was compared too was Teddy Pendergrass who is my favorite artist of all time. His voice was a little bit similar to Teddy's because he had a very soulful voice and the way he screamed on their songs, my favorite song My My My, and his other group LSG was unheard of at the time.🎤

[@donnyhamilton9655]

yeah because bobby brown looks like he out of breath when he is on stage with all that weight on him.. it reminds me off an episode off the WAYANS brothers when pops and his crew came back together.. ELON MUSKS not going through this but entertainers are

[@BIGMIKE-k3d]

Damn I didn't realize that album came out that long ago im getting old old 😂😂

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

His accountant: Johnny, you’re broke. Johnny: My my my, my my my somebody getting robbed tonight…

[@biddybop8515]

🤣

[@randysingleton9192]

😂😂😂

[@killagraphics9106]

😂😂😂aite you win 😂😂😂

[@davruck1]

He was getting robbed

[@QuayPitt]

Ayo 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@abefinklestein711]

I love how VLad comes prepared to an interview, he obviously has his questions written down & his guests pretty much feel comfortable. This was good insight from Johnny Gill.

[@steven1811]

Man, seeing this interview really made me appreciate the Rich Dad Poor Dad author and how he always stressed a financial education. It is not about how much you make. It is about how much you keep.

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Very well stated! Robert Kiyosaki is an outstanding financial teacher.

[@davruck1]

Then they wouldn’t be able to take advantage of people. Y’all always make excuses for the system

[@flyguy7825]

@@davruck1those are facts too

[@1990758]

Exactly and they all say that would never happen to me. I know how to manage my money.

[@davruck1]

@@1990758 the economy is literally a scam. They talk shit while corporations steal from them every day. Either way they still never touched that kind of money and they just a nobody in the comments. Anybody can be fooled if you trust someone.

[@RockerT1000]

Prayers for that man. Hope he don't relapse again

[@thegamingchef3304]

Ricky Bell could sing his tail off.

[@merylymal6441]

I heard Something on your eyes the other day a said the same thing

[@4.Chozen]

💯

[@MyNatboy]

"Could"...shit!!!! Still "CAN".

[@Frazur]

Does the interviewer want to do the interview because damn that is what it seems like. Let Johnny talk.

[@ericponce8740]

Barry Bonds majored in Criminology at Arizona State University. Smart man.

[@beaujac311]

Bonds learned from his father and god father Willie Mays. They taught him right.

[@gdc6153]

Damn i was wondering if he was taking about THE Barry Bonds. Wow great story

[@DMVBLACK]

That makes him a smart man? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fragrance-b2h]

Vlad interviews ppl as if he knows more about them than they know about themselves.

[@christophergoode7423]

God bless and protect the brother. I'm going through alcoholism myself. It was so fun when I was coming up

[@soulrebel6309]

Quit bro...I'm 3 years sober and life is so much better. You can do it

[@jackjill8129]

I had my struggles with alcohol as well mainly to try to find a way to escape the world around me. I'll keep you in prayers I know it isn't easy but it's possible to quit

[@tonyroan75]

​@@soulrebel6309Congratulations on your sobriety. 👍🏿

[@soulrebel6309]

@@tonyroan75 thanks bro!

[@itzjdub282]

Johnny: So think of it we were in our 20s Vlad: uhhh you were 31😂😂😂

[@GHOSTLYWHISPERS]

It wasn't the money that was misunderstood - It was the contracts

[@micahhayes8770]

The docuseries really depicted these dudes goin flat broke along with Ricky's addiction and overdose.

[@jaygray7883]

Damn Vlad I enjoyed your vacation from conducting the interviews.

[@sonjabethay2277]

Lmaooo

[@waynegreen7970]

This is amazing to hear. During that time, so many mentors were available to mentor them. Greg Morris, Sidney Portier, Diana Ross, etc.

[@bradleycampbell245]

That Home Again tour was when a lot of bread was spent. By each member having their own entourage and your bus, they went totally over that budget. The label took all of that publishing to pay back all of that loan that they spent and they broke up the Home Again Tour early.

[@djwilliams1749]

"MAKE IT SMOO-WOO-WOOVE, BAABY!" - Johnny Gill from the hit song, "There You Go." ( Boomerang: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1992 )...

[@tking1857]

The way vlad laughs everytime he talks about them going broke 🤨

[@cizzarcargoforkids]

Vlad your Interruption almost damaged the clip

[@siddiqumuhammad6344]

VLAD never shuts up!!! He is the worse

[@rgtowns]

All the dudes he calls dear friends seem a little sweet and sound sweet: Barry Bonds, Luther Vandross, Eric Dickerson, Eddie Murphy, etc

[@DooleyDaKidd239]

Takes one to know one !

[@loki2240]

So what?

[@soulrebel6309]

😂😂

[@Tarantulisimo]

if we gonna judge by how someone sounds, go check out some of Tupac's interviews from his B-More days before the West Coast thug transformation

[@dtbredhalf5823]

@@Tarantulisimostop

[@kenterminateddq5311]

5:24 Interesting story with Barry Bonds, Johnny.

[@dupreeaddison3395]

Vlad get us Barry Bonds.. we need that.

[@jdfodio]

I can verify that Barry Bonds was/is an electronics nerd because he was a regular customer at an electronics superstore where I used to work as a loss prevention officer in the late 90's (miracle). Black people better start respecting the black nerds that God SENDS to bless them/us with wisdom!

[@ItsGradeA]

At this point Vlad just wanna hear himself talk 😒

[@JanetTutson-rc2xp]

Very Proud of You Ricky Such a Powerful Story J.G God Has Blessed You in the End ❤

[@jacquelineperry8515]

When you get caught up in a bad life style it’s like an addiction you’ve hit rock bottom before getting out or killed yourself.

[@quincylewis9056]

Damn VLad . u ask a question and answer the question. Lol

[@luxurycarhacking]

I LOVE LIFE AND ITS MANY LESSONS.

[@midnightexp1752]

Vlad should just interview himself since he won't stfu.

[@1lordgod]

Yes let the guest talk😂🤦🏾‍♀️🤔

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

I met Johnny in 2013. Didn't know they went through financial struggles. It would've been better if they were in my situation with a career making money and do music for passion.

[@thegamingchef3304]

Johnny Gill looked like a wounded goose when he danced.

[@chill28403]

He looks like D Wade in 20 years lol lol..great interview

[@eddie4195]

Look trust me I’m 40 then artist back then wasnt mature enough to invest but trust me they should still have money but the label takesssssssssss so much money from them it’s crazy

[@Dipset415]

Naw some of these cats be dumb💯stacking bread is about being disciplined these folks be irresponsible

[@quairan2099]

Ricky had enough money for that hairline though.

[@alphaomega1351]

Yeah but if he relapse trust that he's gonna sell it. 😶

[@georgeandy6923]

Did Ricky Bell get a transplant done??

[@quairan2099]

@@georgeandy6923 He definitely had something done because I remember when he was going bald.

[@georgeandy6923]

@@quairan2099 Yes....maybe he did. If was a transplant that he had done, then they definitely did a good job!!

[@newmemphis]

I tell you one who never went broke was Michael Bivens he got smart and learned the music industry and learned from Gerald Busby

[@KKelly-ng1ni]

Yeah how to cheat other artists.

[@daviddiaz529]

I don't have the skills, but anyone here able to make a super edit of Vlad interviewing Vlad? Christ Tovarisch, hush and let the man talk.

[@beeblu5043]

😂😂😂

[@dots3573]

This is very messed up. The Rickey Bell part was driving me outta my mind. He needed a hit or mason jar to zest some lemons. Like he pawned everything even his as$

[@Tarielabiu78]

His ass?

[@sirjer73]

damn dawg yeah he looking Hella fruity!!!

[@sonyaethaniel]

He didn't lose the white Woman's love.

[@moloperams]

Accountability 👏👏

[@randymiller7524]

Didn’t know Johnny Gill and Barry Bonds were good friends 😊

[@ladylovesherlord]

God bless you Ricky and Johnny, you don't look like what you've been through, God is good!

[@chinatownboy7482]

When your production company and management, each take 25% off the top, you are left with 50%. The label has recuperables. And you owe 40% to taxes, which you haven't paid.

[@reggiefurlow1]

Looked at his account and said "my my my"😅😅😅😅

[@smiley6168]

Listen Glad. Let the man talk.

[@TexasAlabamaBoi205]

Glad interview me!! I used to cut Johnny Gill’s grass 🌳

[@texas988]

Damn Vlad!! Let dude talk!!

[@THECHAPLIN]

Next time VLAD, have shawn prez do these interviews and u stick with rappers.. shawn let the guest talk

[@kingbuck427]

Scarface had a song out around 20 years ago talking about a man working a job for 20 years making good money but having to walk to work because he had his priorities messed up

[@daniellej7914]

That’s how it be too

[@Trellizm]

I dont know if im goig out on a limb but they really should do a BBD miniseries Ricky has a movie hisself alone

[@ant1198]

I don’t know man. The more I listen to clips of this interview Johnny comes off more and more zesty!

[@erikwelch3212]

Eddie Murphy tapped that ..

[@itzjdub282]

😂😂😂😂

[@sandrabrown4283]

I've always thought that he was, fr

[@shawncasey4580]

This man made the soundtrack for my high school senior year!!

[@1shaymocha]

Its awesome for us to Finally Grow Up , take accountability and admit... yeah we didnt know, learn, be open minded... its not how much u make, its what u dont spend that adds up👌🏾 👏🏿 👍🏽 😍

[@sylanderhopkins6665]

Interviews are for the interviewer to ask a question then let the guest respond.

[@bondmembersaxon2832]

You get those checks and you dont think that you owe the IRS 50% of all that shit.

[@dallascorpio]

Barry Bonds grew up around money. His dad was also a professional baseball player before him.

[@1990758]

These actors. And athletes do not have all the money we think they have. Especially the singers.

[@doiteffortless8396]

I wish vlad would let the guest speak

[@GreenCheesePizza]

The Producer Maurice Starr ripped them off from daY1

[@pudgestayssuckafree4145]

I never knew of these stories 👍🏾💯

[@1990758]

Because they hide a lot of things from the fans. They make it seem like these people are so happy and have a lot of money. The music video you have to pay for and it comes out of your pocket.

[@dj5000cds]

Johnny Gill move like Stevie wonder

[@tonyjulian1289]

I’m sure if you know what you know now I’m sure things would be much different

[@StrongstallionWest]

It’s never too late to go to college.

[@DaddysJournie]

For some reason people still think these artist, actors, etc, are just these rich well off people, no you have to continue to tour/work, the rest of your life to keep up with the lifestyle, not to much time to actually sit and enjoy it LIKE I KNOW THEY WANT TO ENJOY IT, and you will miss out on seeing your kids grow, they sell the dream so hard to the regular civilian but all along deep down inside they are all fighting depression, drugs, and suicide thoughts, because most of them cant go back to being regular, because they wouldn't be able to handle the backlash, so they sit there stuck in a system wanting out. AMERICAN DREAM does it sound familiar, WE ARE ALL FIGHTING TO SWITCH SIDES BUT IN REALITY ITS ALL THE SAME

[@midasapprentice8670]

Well said!

[@thatbemefool]

It’s called budget! Get a modest home and invest. No one ever plays the long game🤷🏽‍♀️

[@davruck1]

@@thatbemefool they’re being robbed while the people with no talent make all the money

[@DaddysJournie]

@davruck1 they are not being robbed, everything you do as a artist comes out of your pocket, if you want your song to be number 1, you have to pay, you have to pay for videos to be shot, you have to pay for studio time, you pay to go on tour, hotels and everything else, nobody's robbing, nobody's educated on how much you really make, which in the end, every artist will work or tour until they are dead

[@davruck1]

@@DaddysJournie that’s robbery. The only people who care about that BS are people like Vlad and the executives. Did you not watch the interview? He cared about music not album sales. I

[@craigcook6233]

But God Ricky. God will and can bring you through

[@InvincibleStormFilms]

WoW.. Barry Bonds tried 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@InvincibleStormFilms]

@MNIMD2023 yup 😂

[@micahbinns2740]

@@InvincibleStormFilms bro said, Barry you crazy look at this lil nigga trying to tell us something lol

[@kun1ish]

GILL LIVED WITH EDDIE MURPHY FOR DECADES. THEY'RE SAID TO BE CLOSER THAN TWINS. COULDN'T EDDIE HELP HIM?

[@beeblu5043]

Damn, I’m glad someone else knows lol. Hell, I think he still lives with him.

[@shermanmiller3203]

He just told you Barry Bonds tried to help him, I’m sure Eddie did to. Nothing happens until you get “sick n tired of being sick n tired”

[@Tarantulisimo]

LMFAO @ lived with Murphy for decades...where's the proof?

[@hdj0452]

Watch him Johnny. We ain't gonna let him stir/instigate some bs he ain't breaking up NE. We know how he get down. Still watch yourself 💯😫😂

[@travisscott9359]

Vlad seems to never understand how sh*t just happens. Everyones live is not perfect. Geeezzz

[@bigteddy9843]

Damn Gill,your boyfriend Eddie didn't hook you up with at least 5 million?

[@sonyaethaniel]

Exactly.

[@shelbymartin502]

Ricky was smoking crack because ain't no way!!

[@Bootsy-z9c]

Johnny Gill is one of the only people who can out talk Vlad besides Lil Boosie

[@cobrakainevereverdies6940]

*WHY does his voice remind me of Bill Duke* ????????

[@gdc6153]

Anyone knows is he talking about Barry Bonds the baseball player?

[@cwin721]

Yes

[@calvinwalker553]

He Means a "HOUSE FULL of GUYS" 😉

[@sonyaethaniel]

That's what I was thinking. Why didn't he just ask his Boyfriend for the money.

[@TaylorMadeView]

MY MY MY BUT IM NOT JOHNNY GILL BUT IM NOT JOHNNY GILL, IM A THUGGED OUT PLAYA RIDING 20” WHEELS! - BIG HAWK 🕊️

[@akzutube]

Vlad…how many ways do you need to hear…STFU!!!! GaaaadDamn…sounds like you snort a bunch of cocaine and start speed talkin. Let the guest talk!!!!

[@ZanottiThaDon]

Ain’t no question on Ricky bell zestiness 😂

[@TheLanard]

It would be SO MUCH BETTER if VLAD would stop cutting off his guests and trying to finish their sentences as if he was with them in their past. He only knows what his prior guest told him. Let the current guests speak for themselves. Stop acting like a know-it-all.

[@chahrlzel13]

Johnny Gill & Eddie Murphy were intense, passionate, lovers. They have both been to Rocky Road heaven countless amounts of times....

[@beeblu5043]

Why are they acting like Johnny hasn’t lived with Eddie for like 20+ years. They even got caught coming out of the gay bar together. I think Johnny lives in his pool house now.

[@Tarantulisimo]

nobody care about it but you apparently- were you there?

[@Tarantulisimo]

@@beeblu5043 nobody "acting" any type of way -- there have been rumors about JG going back to when we both lived in DC...it's just that it don't matter in the whole scheme of things

[@icecreambeats101]

3:51 he’s wasn’t 31 in the group. He was 21.

[@1987whitez]

It doesn't matter who you are when you get that type of money in your hands and end up BROKE!! I personally cannot understand that period. Hell never made that type of money but I still own few things in my life. It call COMMON SENSE

[@BIGMIKE-k3d]

You would be surprised alot of these guys take care of multiple family members as well as friends thinking that money will always come in.

[@1987whitez]

And that why they end up broke@@BIGMIKE-k3d

[@Mrpantysmeller35]

They should have invested and chilled the fuck out, Weak minded

[@beekaydee7334]

Until you survive with your soul intact "after" having made that kind of money, you don't have any right to preach about "common sense".

[@1987whitez]

@@beekaydee7334 WTF your soul we all got one

[@mg19cal]

Ricky Bell turned into Mr. Marcus, don't get it twisted

[@Earley_World]

Unbelievable... So sad, they were babies.

[@channel4change430]

the thing about VLAD is no matter how deep open and honest the star is about their challenges, VLAD finds a way to dig out more negativity. this show is good for learning about the ones being interviewed. It hurts that VLAD gets to benefit from it though.

[@klccostello1273]

Yeah, the culture vulture always find time to position himself in black culture. He's obsessed with black entertainers and their finances

[@arthurray-b4j]

johnny must be broke if he is on vlad tv doing an interview.

[@MegaMan-ie5ef]

I wanted to hear the story from Charlie Murphy that Johnny said he can kick Mike Tyson Ass 😳

[@trewright58]

Dennis Rodman is Johnny Gills evil twin 😭

[@IAMDJKOOLROD1200]

Ricky act like he sold more than his boots. Hey Gurl

[@steven1811]

😂. Too bad Whitney didn't stoop that low . I might have had to spend money on some boots.

[@DooleyDaKidd239]

​@@steven1811shit Whitney had long money

[@grandam]

"RICCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKYYYYYYYYYY!!!!"(Tre voice in Boyz In The Hood)

[@nattydreadlocks1973]

Naw! These fools just tricked the money off. Plain and simple.

[@THECHAPLIN]

Shout out to barry bonds

[@Disco_r1]

Sounds like Johnny’s voice box is done.

[@toryanderson8987]

Well if you sign up you can get the 6400 dollars for your bills and groceries 😂

[@cmcjsap]

Vlad why don't you let the man speak. Dangit man!

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

New Edition..The Highest of The High & The Lowest of The Low..