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.

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

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.

Tommy Lee

The older I get, the more I don't care what people think or what people say. I just do what moves me.

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

Being a drummer, I'm always like, 'Oh, that's got a funky beat. That's cool,' and I like to dance.

Tommy Lee

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.

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

Phil Rudd from AC/DC was someone I really liked a lot... Not because I was dazzled by his playing ability - he was just a rock, y'know?

Tommy Lee

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

Tommy Lee

I threw my son, Brandon, a rave for his birthday and I fully set it up like a crazy rave with lights and sound, me and my partner DJ'd - I got Mix Master Mike from the Beastie Boys to come DJ for a bit.

Tommy Lee

If Trent Reznor calls and says he needs a drummer for his tour... I'm there.

Tommy Lee

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?'

Tommy Lee

I'm really a cool, mellow guy. I'm not as crazy as everybody thinks.

Tommy Lee

The horses forced into the chuckwagon races die of heart attacks, broken necks, broken legs, and other injuries. It'd be easy to get off on western tradition without this bloody spectacle. Dude, it's the Old West, not ancient Rome!

Tommy Lee

My oldest boy is 14, and he's not in that kind of awkward stage where, when we talk about girls, or there's a hot girl walking by - they're just so shy; it's weird.

Tommy Lee

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.

Tommy Lee

The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.

Tommy Lee

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.

Tommy Lee