Tommy Lee Quotations

I did the marching band all throughout junior high and high school. Music was one of my favorite things in school.

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.

The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. It doesn't suck.

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

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.

My father lived by the philosophy, 'Be yourself, because everyone else is taken,' and he made sure I did, too. Whatever I wanted to do, he supported me. I don't mean that I was spoilt - he didn't believe in material gifts - but he watched my back while I worked to achieve things.

One day I would love to do rock a gig on the moon - how rad would that be? Isn't Richard Branson flying planes to outer space? Motley Crue could be the first band to play on the moon.

The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.

You never know what's going to happen sometimes, or what you think's going to happen never happens, or when you least expect it, the Santana record comes along and just blows up.

A lot of hip-hop artists wear fur, and they think it's a status symbol. That doesn't register for me; I just see dead animals.

I'm really a cool, mellow guy. I'm not as crazy as everybody thinks.

It sounds kind of strange, but Jail time was almost a good experience for me.

Sometimes when you have children they're the opposites of you.

Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?

I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.

I don't have a problem with my temper.

I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.

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

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.

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.

Nikki lives around the corner from me and I see him all the time. We talk a lot, and of course we're still friends. That was our baby, Motley Crue, we put that band together.

OK, whatever it takes for you guys to continue publicizing my stupid life and terrible music.

My house is really clean. It's a really big house so I have three ladies who come in and clean it twice a week, but let's just say that, in between times, maybe it's not quite so clean.

Our kids are still battling. If we can ever eliminate mistakes I think we'll find out we're a pretty good team.

Look at those pretty green vines. They've got a beautiful stem and they're growing so good. To have to come in and cover them up, it breaks my heart.

It depends on what it is you want to be.

We need to regroup. It's been a tough road.

We're crazy in love. At the end of the day, that's truly what my heart wants. I want us all to be together.

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

So we're better off to have damaged green vines than we would be to have a dead frozen vine.

So this is kinda new to us down here. The teams we've played are good and improved, but we also haven't been playing well. Turnovers keep plaguing us, as well as penalties at critical times.

This is another talented group of athletes. Not only do the have skills, but they have the work ethic needed to make that transition from high school to college.

This is another group of fine high school athletes. They come from good programs with good work ethics. Their high school programs have not only taught them the game, but also taught them what it takes to win. Bottom line, they are some really tough kids who will easily fit into our program and buy into what Bulldog football is all about.

This ain't no . . . circus. This is my life they're talking about.

They said he had a gun. No gun was ever found.

It's awesome, dude. You can launch a wiener in there.

I tried to channel you. ... Rescue Me.

I hope the club finish the season in a comfortable position.

In these next two weeks if we can put things together like we're capable, we could make up for a lot of frustration.

This is a good group of athletes. They are all talented and will really help fill some gaps. I like the fact that they are here now, and will participate in spring ball. This will give the coaches a chance to see how they fit in with our returning players.

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

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.

I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and if you have that kind of attitude then everything else from there on is a bonus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash.

I find that doing the drums last, coming from a drum history, really works well for me.

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.

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

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

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.

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

No one really buys records anymore. You can look at sales and do that math real quick. Unfortunately, it's fast food in the music industry. People don't ingest full records anymore.

Aerosmith's 'Rocks' is on the list of my top favorite albums of all time.

I'm a hopeless fu**ing romantic. That's a part of me that a lot of people don't know about. They know everything there is to know about another part of me, but not a thing about my heart.'- Tommy Lee

You know what the most destructive force in the universe is? Regret.

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.

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.

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

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

Obviously, I'm a little more responsible these days.

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.

Well, some people die and then they sell more records, go figure.

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

There's Tommy, Tommy Lee the rock star, and Tommy the dad. I'm wearing several hats these days.

But you know what I'm trying to say, it's that there's a couple of really dangerous drugs out there and I've lost some friends to them.

I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.

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.

I'm not Superman. I can't handle all of these women.

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

When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to dance. I'm a rhythm machine.

I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it.

You know what's weird, I just write to write, with no intention, I just write.

Just because we are wearing lipstick doesn't mean we can't kick your ass!