Quotes from Tommy Lee

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.

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.

Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?

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

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.'

I'm always getting injuries like bruised and bloody knuckles from catching a cymbal or the edge of a drum.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I'm constantly evolving as a musician.

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.

I wouldn't specifically say rock n' roll is dead, but I don't see a lot of charismatic performers in the way of new blood who are edgy and dangerous on stage, like Marilyn Manson, who you never quite know if he's going to make it through his own show.

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

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!'

The crowd is a pretty good indicator when it's good, because it's kind of a universal energy that gets passed around.

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

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

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

When you're playing upside down, it takes twice the strength.

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.