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" 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
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" 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. "
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" Going through life solo isn't very exciting if you can't share it with somebody, you know? "
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" 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. "
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" By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone. "
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" 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!' "
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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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" 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. "
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" I don't know how much you know about me, but I kind of have my fingers in a lot of different pies. "
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" It's always interesting to me that we all hear music differently. It's an awesome experience to hear what other people hear. "
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" I love touring Canada, and our Calgary fans are among the roughest and toughest. "
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" There's no new news. "
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" When you're playing upside down, it takes twice the strength. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The New York Dolls are the only band that we grew up on that we haven't played with. "
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" I didn't have the opportunity to go to college. I was busy touring since the age of 17. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" There are things you do that just come natural, and sometimes those are amazingly in synch, and sometimes they're horribly out of synch, and you're like, 'Ooo! That wasn't very good tonight.' Most of the time, it's just on. "
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" I was never one for the passenger seat. I have always wanted my level of entertainment and showmanship to be the same as a frontman. "
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" 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? "
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" Of course drums weren't meant to be played other than sitting on the ground. When you're upside-down, your feet don't want to sit on the pedals. "
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" 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. "
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" One of my favorite things in the world is to be seeing two people that are really old, still holding hands, still kissing. "
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