Tommy Lee

Musician, Drummer

Tommy Lee is a renowned musician and drummer, best known for his work with Mötley Crüe and his bold approach to music and life.

Born
October 3, 1962
Quotes
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Rank
#3753

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"I still play but for some reason, I am having so much fun playing guitar and singing that I don't really miss it because I've done it for so long like twenty-something years with Motley."

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"I don't really put too much emphasis on what somebody else might think of it. Otherwise your putting limits on yourself."

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"I was just reading some poetry, and it talked about how things start as one thing and change into another, and I just thought, what a great concept for a song."

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"I lived up on Kanan and Mulholland. It's a bit of a drive, but once you get there, the horses, vineyards, it's just so peaceful."

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"I think that when I did the Methods Of Mayhem record, some of the hip-hop stuff probably freaked a lot of Motley Crue fans out."

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"The quad toms are a completely different animal than the standard drum set/trap kit. Playing wise and stylistically, they are two different beasts."

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"What I wanna do with Methods is keep that around as sorta my freak out, creative free for all- anything goes project."

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"Whenever I write, I only write about what I know or what I have experienced or feeling."

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"It's all about the music. For me, that's truly what I live for. Just music constantly. Always listening to, writing, or playing music. That's definitely me."

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"That's the good part of having my past follow me, is that sometimes some of that stuff can help."

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"I've always loved the mixture of crushing live drums with a programmed groove, that really cool blend, like in the verse there's a really funky drum beat that is programmed then it comes in to the chorus; you've got that enormous human feel where the band kicks in."

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"I start my own frat, and try out for the women's swim team."

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"When I got home from The Ozzfest in September 2000 with Methods... I just locked myself in my house and I started writing."

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"Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely."

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"It's always interesting to me that we all hear music differently. It's an awesome experience to hear what other people hear."

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"The record is definitely a musical journey. It's kind of all over the place, which I like."

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"Getting married in four days was the biggest... mistake I've ever made. I have two beautiful kids, but... how can you know somebody in four days? Bonehead."

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"At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience."

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"Being married to two extremely high profile, you know, actresses, and being sort of chased by, you know, paparazzi and people, it's a whole different dynamic happens to a relationship when that happens. All of a sudden, things get a little crazy, a little crazy."

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