Quotes from Tommy Lee

We were always about the rebellion at the heart of America not only because we lived that way but also because rock-and-roll has always been salvation for horny, aggressive teenagers as much as it's always been nothing but a fucking racket to their parents.

I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and if you have that kind of attitude then everything else from there on is a bonus.

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.

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

I take the best of all the styles I like and put them together in one package.

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

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

The New York Dolls are the only band that we grew up on that we haven't played with.

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

It sounds kind of strange, but Jail time was almost a good experience for me.

It's always interesting to me that we all hear music differently. It's an awesome experience to hear what other people hear.

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.

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.