Tommy Lee: A Saint of Los Angeles

No, it's fucking epic. Where are you?

Wow! That sucks.

Awe! You're kidding me?

God. When is everyone here? Next week?

Fucking hell!

I need to get back here some how.

Oh! [laughs] No, there was nothing scary about it. Mötley Crüe did a show in Palm Springs, out in the desert, and we were flying the helicopter back. This house was on fire about 30 minutes outside of Van Nuys airport, where we were going to land. So there was this house on fire, you could see all this smoke coming up. And I said, "Fuck! Let's go over there and check it out." We flew close to the house to check it out, and apparently we got into the police's airspace. But we were so far away from them. I still don't understand. Like, there was no way we were that close.

Yeah, well, they followed us to where we were landing. We were going to land at my house, but we were running out of fuel, so we landed at the airport to get some fuel. And then we just decided, let's get out and we'll just drive home. So we were on the ground, and I had in my backpack a bottle of vodka mixed with lemonade, right. As soon as we landed my pilot, Dave, said, "Hey! Where's that vodka?" I grabbed it, and he takes two big giant sips straight out of the vodka bottle. Right when he was drinking it the cops walked out and said, "Who's the pilot of that helicopter?" And he's like, "That would be me." So they thought he was drinking. But he doesn't drink and fly –– ever. That's stupid. So that's what the whole deal was. They gave him a sobriety test and all that. He's like, "Guys, I just had two shots of vodka after we landed, now it's a little late to be testing me, do you know what I mean?" So that was it. No big deal.

I know. [laughs]

I know. I had nothing to do with any of it. [laughs]

I would personally have to say that I am more of a saint than a sinner.

Yeah.

I think, more than anything, I just treat people like I want to be treated, and at the end of the day just try to be a good guy, like a nice person. I'm friendly with everybody, and sometimes it gets me into trouble you know. I can't say no very often. Sometimes it gets me into trouble, but my attitude in life is just be kind to everybody and karma will be kind back to you, you know?

I don't believe in it. I think you need to have a good time and as long as you aren't hurting anyone else, everything's A-OK.

I can say that I practice Buddhism, and I definitely believe there's someone higher and greater than all of us out there, you know...It was a couple of years ago. I was in jail for an entire summer, like four, five months, and I started reading a couple of books on it, and I was like, "Wow!" It's really amazing you know. It's good stuff.

It’s just compassion really, more than anything. Like, if you see a little spider on the ground, you don't smash him, you grab him and put him outside and let him go rock out. I think, it's just compassion for everything, all things.

[laughs] Oh fuck! All pets?

Yeah right. I mean fuck! I dunno. That's a big question right there. Does anyone know that?

Exactly.

We don't have any definitive plans on the film yet.

You know, I don't know. This movie project has been going on forever. So to tell you the truth I don't know who's even been talked to or any of that stuff, so it's best to leave that one alone.

Yes. Isn't that funny. I mean prior to the internet you had to hear it from your friends or some gossip columnist, or something like that, and now shit's just everywhere. It's unbelievable.

Oh my god. That's crazy. Yes, it's a double-edged sword isn't it.

Yeah. I'll admit it. I'm definitely a bit of a geek. I love being able to get music when you want it. I just kind of surf around and check out fucking crazy porno or music. I'm a gear-head, I love recording music, so I'm always trying to find the newest, latest, coolest, fastest, badass piece of equipment, so I love it. I'm always on there.

Ah, ha, yeah!

Yep.

Well there's a shower, there's a kitchen, a Pro Tools recording system, a Jeagemeister machine, both formats of Playstation, and Xbox.

[loud police car sirens go off in the background]

Whoa, somebody's in trouble!

Thank fucking god it's not me –– or maybe they are coming to get me –– who knows? Fuck! [laughs]

All of a sudden the phone hangs up and you're like, "Uh-oh! I guess he had to go."

Yeah right. [laughs] Oh boy!

That would be cool. Although I don't know how that would work. It would probably splash all over the place.

There you go. That'd be fun. I don't have a stripper pole –– that'd be kind of fun too. I think I'm missing that.

But then again, we don't really need a pole. You don't need a pole to strip right? At least on my bus we haven't needed one yet.

Yeah. My dressing room has a no clothes rule. You have to remove one item of clothing that's not your socks to even get in. That's just the way we do it. Actually, the night before last, when we were in Reno, it was fucking awesome. We'd just got off stage, and I dried off for a second, kind of catching my breath, poured a cocktail, and all of a sudden the dressing room door opened, and here come, not with one article of clothing removed, but fucking totally naked just walking into my room. I was like, "God, bless you guys." It was beautiful.

Well right when the door opened, there was two naked girls that came in, and then there was probably about five or six other people there that were half naked so it was a nice little party.

Well, you know what, it's kind of strange because Vince is married, Mick's got a girlfriend and Nikki's got a girlfriend, so I'm like the single crazy guy. Everyone comes to my room after the show.

I know! Poor me, right?

I love it.

Right. Someone's gotta do it –– Jesus.

Exactly –– and I'm flying the flag baby. And you know it's so funny, because the guys in my band they put me way, way, way down at the end of the hall in the last dressing room because it's like my music is way too loud, and there's a bunch of crazy naked people everywhere.

Of course. Always have been, always will.

A more even spread of what though?

I think it's awesome, you know. Thank god there's four guys that are equally as talented, and have a presence. There's nothing worse than a band that are faceless, you don't even know their names or what they do, or maybe you just know the singer and the other guys are kind of in the dark. So it's very cool being in a band like that.

Yeah. It's awesome, isn't it?

It's definitely a crue.

Thank you. You know what? I absolutely love tattooed women, like you have no idea. It makes me crazy. It makes me absolutely fucking crazy. Do me a favor and put it in print. Blow kisses to all the tattooed beautiful Suicide Girls for me, OK.

Millions!

Yeah, right. [laughs] I know. I'm sitting here all alone. This is terrible...They're just not here yet –– that's all.


Hit the Mötley Crüe website for more info on the Saints of Los Angeles tour.

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