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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. "

Tommy Lee

Green

Work

Experience

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" It's so funny because no matter what you say, fans only read and hear what they want. "

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

" 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. "

" No, I don't have a problem with my temper. "

Tommy Lee

Problem

Temper

" I'm driven by music. It's in my blood, and I've never been able to stay away from it for too long. "

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

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

" I'm constantly evolving as a musician. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Drums isn't my one thing anymore. I love to produce. I love to make tracks, write tracks, produce tracks, and I can't just sit back as a drummer anymore. "

" 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

Always

Crazy

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

Tommy Lee

Drummer

Dance

" 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

" I don't specifically sit down to write a Motley Crue song, so for me, that's how it works. The things that sound like they might be Crue, I put aside on my hard drive and keep them in that pile. "

" 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've loved roller coasters since I was a kid. "

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

" 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? "

" I didn't have the opportunity to go to college. I was busy touring since the age of 17. "

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

" I got really frustrated in jail, and I was like, 'Man, I love what I've done, and I love the mark I've made on rock n' roll history'... and I sat there, and I got really depressed, thinking, 'I gotta make a move... do something fresh and new.' "

" Our music will continue to have an impact in people's lives long after we finally call it quits. "

" 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. "

" Most drummers are covered with a million drums, and everyone is like, 'What are you doing back there?' "

" 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!' "

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

Tommy Lee

Age

Recording

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