I'm always getting injuries like bruised and bloody knuckles from catching a cymbal or the edge of a drum.
From Tommy Lee
Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse.
Being a drummer, I'm always like, 'Oh, that's got a funky beat. That's cool,' and I like to dance.
I've always gravitated towards the beats, obviously. And when I was growing up, I always loved funk music or even - dare I say it - disco.
The older I get, the more I don't care what people think or what people say. I just do what moves me.
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?'
Whether I'm writing solo stuff, electronic stuff, or material for Motley, I just write to write. I come up with it and put things in different piles.
I don't specifically sit down to write a Motley Crue song, so for me, that's how it works. The things that sound like they might be Crue, I put aside on my hard drive and keep them in that pile.
I was always impressed by some of the progressive styles of guys like Neil Peart.
John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.
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