That’s the good part of having my past follow me, is that sometimes some of that stuff can help.
The record is definitely a musical journey. It’s kind of all over the place, which I like.
There’s Tommy, Tommy Lee the rock star, and Tommy the dad. I’m wearing several hats these days.
Well, some people die and then they sell more records, go figure.
I find that doing the drums last, coming from a drum history, really works well for me.
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.
The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.
I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.
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.
You know what the most destructive force in the universe is? Regret.
It’s always interesting to me that we all hear music differently. It’s an awesome experience to hear what other people hear.
You know what, I just write what I feel.
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.
Aerosmith’s ‘Rocks’ is on the list of my top favorite albums of all time.
Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?
I hate rude behavior in a man. I won’t tolerate it.
It’s all about the music. For me, that’s truly what I live for. Just music constantly. Always listening to, writing, or playing music. That’s definitely me.
Once the song is done and recorded, I like to go back and then cut the drums, because then I know exactly what the song needs, and what it doesn’t need.
Obviously, I’m a little more responsible these days.
I did the marching band all throughout junior high and high school. Music was one of my favorite things in school.