Tommy Lee

Musician

1962-10-03

Quotes by Tommy Lee

• I also did some jail time a few years ago. Spent a whole summer in jail reading books. I pumped a ton of new knowledge and new thinking into myself.

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• I also did some jail time a few years ago. Spent a whole summer in jail reading books. I pumped a ton of new knowledge and new thinking into myself.

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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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• 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.

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

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• I was always impressed by some of the progressive styles of guys like Neil Peart.

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

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• Every tour we do, everybody's always wondering, 'What's Tommy Lee going to do next? What new, wild and crazy thing is he going to come up with?'

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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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• My house is really clean. It's a really big house so I have three ladies who come in and clean it twice a week, but let's just say that, in between times, maybe it's not quite so clean.

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

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