"I don't listen to anybody's full record anymore and when I did, I don't think I listened to the whole record. I'm sorry, and I don't care who it is, if it's the Beatles, I can't listen to an hour and a half of anybody straight so I guess that's just my personal preference."
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"I find that doing the drums last, coming from a drum history, really works well for me."
"I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash."
"The only thing that's changed for me is that I've figured out a new way to do this; when I go to record, I like to do the drums last, if that makes any sense to you."
"There's Tommy, Tommy Lee the rock star, and Tommy the dad. I'm wearing several hats these days."
"I'm really a cool, mellow guy. I'm not as crazy as everybody thinks."
"Obviously, I'm a little more responsible these days."
"I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever."
"Imagine how frustrating it is, being completely locked up and watching your family leave, your wife and children, and not being able to do anything about it."
"If it's successful and it sounds awesome, and looks killer live, then I guess I can pat myself on the back and take all the credit too."
"You know what, I just write what I feel."
"Aerosmith's 'Rocks' is on the list of my top favorite albums of all time."
"Once the song is done and recorded, I like to go back and then cut the drums, because then I know exactly what the song needs, and what it doesn't need."
"Sometimes when you cut your bed tracks right off the bat, you don't really know where the vocal is landing and where the background vocals are, and other loops and stuff that are going on."
"When I'm single, I'm one guy, and when I'm in a relationship I'm totally another. They're both a good time."
"I don't have a problem with my temper."
"I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin."
"I'm not Superman. I can't handle all of these women."