Tommy Lee

“I don't have a problem with my temper.”

“I guess I always think the people that know me or fans that have followed me and know my solo work would know that I've always had really eclectic tastes - even in Motley, dude.”

“I've always been kind of a - you know, I have my moments, where I can be Tommy, and then I flip a switch; when you're on stage, you turn into this other personality.”

“One of my favorite things in the world is to be seeing two people that are really old, still holding hands, still kissing.”

“There was a time when cowboys respected their horses instead of riding them to death just to show off for a crowd.”

“I'm constantly evolving as a musician.”

“Being a drummer, I'm always like, 'Oh, that's got a funky beat. That's cool,' and I like to dance.”

“John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.”

“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 drums are about gravity. Your hand naturally falls down on the drums as you hit them.”

“By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.”

“Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know?”

“Too many drummers sit at the back covered in drums, and you never see them.”

“It's been a while since I've studied: since high school. It's a lot of work, a lot of work.”

“Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse.”

“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 know how much you know about me, but I kind of have my fingers in a lot of different pies.”

“Phil Rudd from AC/DC was someone I really liked a lot... Not because I was dazzled by his playing ability - he was just a rock, y'know?”

“The very first thing I look at on a woman is her toes.”

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