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?
From Tommy Lee
On our first record, man, I didn't know what I was doing. I was just playing. I was over playing. You're as green as you can be with no experience in recording or knowing how sometimes a song can work: when it's too much, when it's not enough, when it's not right.
The drums are about gravity. Your hand naturally falls down on the drums as you hit them.
I'm still that rowdy dude who has after-parties in his dressing room with a concert-sized PA system blasting away.
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.
The New York Dolls are the only band that we grew up on that we haven't played with.
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.
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.
The best thing about being rich is the freedom; freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. It doesn't suck.
One of my favorite things in the world is to be seeing two people that are really old, still holding hands, still kissing.
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