It makes me feel like a very special person, that I’m able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day.
You never know what’s going to happen sometimes, or what you think’s going to happen never happens, or when you least expect it, the Santana record comes along and just blows up.
Nikki lives around the corner from me and I see him all the time. We talk a lot, and of course we’re still friends. That was our baby, Motley Crue, we put that band together.
Sometimes when you have children they’re the opposites of you.
When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I’ve always loved to dance. I’m a rhythm machine.
My father lived by the philosophy, ‘Be yourself, because everyone else is taken,’ and he made sure I did, too. Whatever I wanted to do, he supported me. I don’t mean that I was spoilt – he didn’t believe in material gifts – but he watched my back while I worked to achieve things.
What I wanna do with Methods is keep that around as sorta my freak out, creative free for all- anything goes project.
I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.
I’m not Superman. I can’t handle all of these women.
The only thing that’s changed for me is that I’ve figured out a new way to do this; when I go to record, I like to do the drums last, if that makes any sense to you.
But you know what I’m trying to say, it’s that there’s a couple of really dangerous drugs out there and I’ve lost some friends to them.
If it’s successful and it sounds awesome, and looks killer live, then I guess I can pat myself on the back and take all the credit too.
Imagine how frustrating it is, being completely locked up and watching your family leave, your wife and children, and not being able to do anything about it.
Sometimes when you cut your bed tracks right off the bat, you don’t really know where the vocal is landing and where the background vocals are, and other loops and stuff that are going on.
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.