Performing around Chicago, Enuff Z’Nuff‘s first break came when they were approached by local filmmaker John McNaughton about including one of their songs on the soundtrack to his independent exploitation movie, a sleazy and sadistic thriller called Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. The son of jazz violinist Johnny Frigo, who first started out as a session bassist during the 1950s, Derek Frigo was first inspired to play guitar after hearing Eddie Van Halen in the late 70's. The group would soon undergo a radical change, first with the departure of Alex Kane, who played on much of the early demos, replacing Boeski with Vikki Foxx and Kane with Derek Frigo and then finally renaming themselves Enuff Z’Nuff.

Seeking financial assistance, the band’s first recording session took place in 1985 and was distributed as an independent demo entitled Hollywood Squares. Shortly after this Pete Comita (ex-bass player Cheap Trick) was hired to record guitar on the band's first demo but this relationship was short-lived when Vie befriend local guitarist Alex Kane and finding an instant comradery amoungst the three was asked to join the band. Boeski to form the foundation of the band. Vie & Z'Nuff immediately sensed a connection and began recording songs together, eventually recruiting guitarist Gino Martino and drummer B.W.

Donnie Vie had raised his two younger sisters while his mother worked and his father was absent, taking them with him to local shows and hiding them out of view of patrons and officials. His first band was called 'We’re Staying' but it would be after meeting another piece of the puzzle that he would decide to form his own group. A fan of basketball, baseball & hockey, Z’Nuff had turned to music at the age of fourteen when he began performing in public and recording demos at home on his cassette player. It is somewhat ironic that the group would be formed by an ex-high school jock who had taken the stage name of Chip Z’Nuff. But over the last twenty years the Illinois-based group have struggled through personal tragedies, legal troubles and addiction. Even to the most extreme fans of the 80's rock revolution, Enuff Z’Nuff seemed to take their glam metal image over the top to an almost parody of the once hailed Hollywood rock scene of past decades.

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