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" It's been a while since I've studied: since high school. It's a lot of work, a lot of work. "
Tommy Lee
Been
High School
School
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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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" On our first record, man, I didn't know what I was doing. I was just playing. I was over playing. You're as green as you can be with no experience in recording or knowing how sometimes a song can work: when it's too much, when it's not enough, when it's not right. "
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Green
Work
Experience
" 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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You
Loved
Live
" The New York Dolls are the only band that we grew up on that we haven't played with. "
Tommy Lee
New York
Up
Band
" No, I don't have a problem with my temper. "
Tommy Lee
Problem
Temper
" Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know? "
Tommy Lee
Going
Know
Life
" I'm always getting injuries like bruised and bloody knuckles from catching a cymbal or the edge of a drum. "
Tommy Lee
Edge
Always
Like
" There was no way we were going to let this band hobble around on three legs. We chose the route that every professional actor, athlete and musician should do - leave the legend intact and bow out at the top. "
Tommy Lee
Three
Professional
Legend
" Trust me: all of us walk around and look at each other, and without saying it, we all know we're thinking, 'Really dude? Were still here!' and pinch ourselves. Typically, careers have short life span, 10 years if you're lucky, so what we've done is amazing. "
Tommy Lee
Amazing
Walk
Me
" 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. "
Tommy Lee
Time
Good
Guy
" 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. "
Tommy Lee
Me
See
Think
" Whether I'm writing solo stuff, electronic stuff, or material for Motley, I just write to write. I come up with it and put things in different piles. "
Tommy Lee
Writing
Write
Things
" The crowd is a pretty good indicator when it's good, because it's kind of a universal energy that gets passed around. "
Tommy Lee
Because
Pretty
Energy
" It's so funny because no matter what you say, fans only read and hear what they want. "
Tommy Lee
You
Fans
Funny
" Whatever we do as a band, none of us can do as individuals. We all know that, whatever we have gone through with each other and as a band. "
Tommy Lee
Gone
Band
Know
" One of my favorite things in the world is to be seeing two people that are really old, still holding hands, still kissing. "
Tommy Lee
World
Hands
Seeing
" I'm still that rowdy dude who has after-parties in his dressing room with a concert-sized PA system blasting away. "
Tommy Lee
Who
Away
System
" I don't need material things like gold and platinum records on my wall, Grammys or Hall Of Fame nods. "
Tommy Lee
Gold
Need
Like
" Our music will continue to have an impact in people's lives long after we finally call it quits. "
Tommy Lee
Long
Call
Impact
" The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet. "
Tommy Lee
Radiohead
Planet
Favorite
" John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing. "
Tommy Lee
Timing
Terms
Style
" I'll never forget when I was, like, 17, and 'Highway to Hell' came on the radio, and I was like, 'Dude, listen to that guy's voice!' "
Tommy Lee
Never
Voice
Never Forget
" 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. "
Tommy Lee
Twice
Say
House
" 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. "
Tommy Lee
Know
You
Personality
" By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone. "
Tommy Lee
Age
Recording
Me
" I did the marching band all throughout junior high and high school. Music was one of my favorite things in school. "
Tommy Lee
High School
Band
High
" Most drummers are covered with a million drums, and everyone is like, 'What are you doing back there?' "
Tommy Lee
Doing
Back
You
" Every tour we do, everybody's always wondering, 'What's Tommy Lee going to do next? What new, wild and crazy thing is he going to come up with?' "
Tommy Lee
Up
Always
Crazy
" Playing upside down is insane. It's two or three times more difficult than what's normal. Your feet want to come off the pedals, your arms want to drop down - all of your body is fighting gravity. "
Tommy Lee
Feet
Three
Fighting
" I've loved roller coasters since I was a kid. "
Tommy Lee
Kid
Loved
Roller