At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
I love touring Canada, and our Calgary fans are among the roughest and toughest. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
Drumming's pretty physical. We sit at the back of the stage getting beat up like a workhorse. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
I'm happy doing what I'm doing, and if you have that kind of attitude then everything else from there on is a bonus. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
“If there’s one genetic trait that automatically disqualifies a man from being able to rock, it’s curly hair. Nobody cool has curly hair; people… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I didn't have the opportunity to go to college. I was busy touring since the age of 17. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
I still play but for some reason, I am having so much fun playing guitar and singing that I don't really miss it because… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
Phil Rudd from AC/DC was someone I really liked a lot... Not because I was dazzled by his playing ability - he was just… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash. — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
If you show up late, you don't get credit for the class, which made that car ride even more of a test of your… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Tommy Lee Copy Share Image
