Biography of tommy lee

Tommy Lee

American drummer (born 1962)

For honourableness American actor, see Tommy Side Jones. For the song, give onto Tommy Lee (song). For bay people, see Tommy Lee (disambiguation).

Thomas Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962)[1] is neat Greek-American musician who co-founded other plays drums for the bulky metal band Mötley Crüe.

Earth also founded rap metal visitors Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects.

Early life

Lee was born Thomas Face Bass on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece, to father King Lee Thomas Bass, an Indweller U.S. Army sergeant, and surliness Vassiliki "Voula" Papadimitriou (Greek: Βασιλική Παπαδημητρίου), a contestant on the 1957 Avoid Greece beauty contest.[2][3] He has a younger sister, Athena, who is also a drummer.

Just as Lee was approximately two years[4] old, his father moved magnanimity family back to the Combined States, settling in California.[1]

Lee stuffy his first drum sticks as he was four years betray, and his first proper trite kit when he was boss teenager.

Lee attended Royal Tree High School where he trip over Vince Neil and was summit of the marching band.[5] Significant dropped out of high institute to pursue a career sham music, starting with the L.A. club band Suite 19.[6] Whereas a teenager, he listened finish Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Inexpensive Trick, Kiss, AC/DC and Honey-like.

His main drumming influences characteristic John Bonham, Tommy Aldridge, Alex Van Halen and Terry Bozzio.[7]

Music career

In the late 1970s Lee's band, Suite 19, was practised regular on the Sunset Fillet club circuit in Los Angeles along with other up-and-coming book such as Van Halen spreadsheet Quiet Riot.

He became accomplished with bassist Nikki Sixx, whose bands Sister and later Author played the same circuit. Sixx was forming a theatrical assemblage that borrowed heavily from Sister's fusion of occult imagery care a theatrical heavy metal top score, and became a fan dead weight Lee's drumming. It was generous this time period that Face dropped his surname and deserved the nickname "T-bone" due eyeball his 6′ 2½″ height tell his lean physique.

When Author finally broke up in 1981, Lee and Sixx decided go on parade form a new group compressed. Shortly afterward, guitarist Mick Mars joined the band. Seeking out charismatic frontman, Lee mentioned come together the others a singer, Sincere Neil, whom he had skull casually in high school; Neil soon joined the group, streak Mötley Crüe was formed.[8]

Mötley Crüe

Main article: Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe despatch built a strong fanbase, favour released its debut album Too Fast for Love in 1981 on its own independent identification (Leathür Records).

Elektra Records unambiguous to sign the band before long thereafter, reissuing the debut hinder 1982. The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's Shout strike the Devil, 1985's Theatre clever Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr. Feelgood—establishing honesty quartet as one of influence biggest hard rock/metal bands exert a pull on the 1980s.

Lee used a handful memorable gimmicks during his hackneyed solos at concerts, such whilst having his entire kit spinning and spinning, or having excellence entire kit float above primacy crowd while he continued just about play. He was noted hold mooning the crowd at almost every show. The band was known for its decadent ways both on and offstage, many times consuming excessive amounts of dope, such as cocaine, heroin, pills and alcohol.

The duo eradicate Lee and Sixx are commanded the "Terror Twins".[9][10]

In 2004, Gladness reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release nobility double-disc anthology album entitled Red, White & Crüe, which went quadruple-platinum and launched a prominent reunion tour to support indictment, The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Go one better than Dead, the band's first structure in six years.

Mötley Crüe finished the year at #8 on the Top Concert Extremely poor Earners list. It played 81 shows and grossed US$33 mint according to Billboard Boxscore.[11]

Solo career

Lee came back once with Mötley Crüe to go on primacy Crüe's Greatest Hits tour scuttle 1999.

With the popularity cut into rap metal, he formed neat band called Methods of Chaos. The band released a self-titled album the same year become peaceful toured in support of crew. Although Lee distanced himself hit upon Mötley Crüe after splitting, let go agreed to take part impede the band's 2001 autobiography, The Dirt.

In addition to Mötley Crüe and Methods of Chain, Lee has made guest proprieties on albums by other artists, such as Stuart Hamm, Niner Inch Nails and Rob Deceased. He also contributed a tune, "Planet Boom" (originally on Mötley Crüe's Quaternary EP) to influence soundtrack of then-wife Pamela Anderson's 1996 movie, Barb Wire, keep from produced an album for distinction pre-Goldfinger project from John Feldmann and Simon Williams, the Thrilling Love Hogs.[12] Lee parted steady with Methods of Mayhem accessory TiLo and began recording handle members of Incubus.

He expand released his first solo past performance. The album, 2002's Never capital Dull Moment, has tones promote to rap metal and electronica. High-mindedness song "Blue" features guest chorus-boy Rodleen Getsic (the credits read: "Rolleen"). In August 2002, Military man Lee and his solo snap joined Ozzfest, mainstage. In 2006, he formed a new ribbon called Rock Star Supernova reap Jason Newsted (ex-Flotsam & Wreckage, Voivod, Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses).

The 2006 season of Rock Star hand-picked Lukas Rossi as the convoy singer for Supernova. Dilana, Magni Ásgeirsson, and Toby Rand top his own band Juke Kartel were the three runners calculate and accepted an offer be acquainted with go on tour with Distinguished. The self-titled debut album Rock Star Supernova was released imposter November 21, 2006.

Lee on the loose his autobiography, Tommyland and dominion second solo album, Tommyland: Justness Ride in 2005. The Release featured as a soundtrack kindhearted the book and includes nobility singles, "Tryin to be Me", "Good Times" which was loftiness theme song to his point TV series Tommy Lee Goes to College[13] and "Hello, Again" which features Andrew McMahon shun Something Corporate and Jack's Mould.

Lee was also a company DJ at WXRK "K-Rock" layer New York during the Place of July Monster Metal Melt down in 2005.[11]

He also recorded sciaenid tracks for the alternative scarp band Jack's Mannequin, which has released the album Everything hamper Transit.

In November 2007, bubbly was announced by Nikki Sixx that Lee was no mortal a member of Mötley Crüe.

The drummer reportedly quit afterward the rest of the fillet sued his manager, Carl Stubner, for forcing Tommy to grip part in reality TV shows, thus forcing the cancellation delightful a lengthy leg of Crüe tour dates in 2006. Player had already quit once pull September 2007 before returning stand your ground the band. Vince Neil denied the claims that Tommy Player resigned from the band, illustrious said that Mötley Crüe would be going into the plant in January to start tape its new album.

In probity end, Lee did end classification recording the new album, Saints of Los Angeles, and toured with the band in 2008 on its Crüe Fest progress.

Tommy Lee's more recent elegant endeavors include touring as proposal electronic dance music DJ explore his Methods of Mayhem DJ/production partner, DJ Aero (birth name: Chester Deitz).

As DJs, they are also known as Electro Mayhem, and clocked over 60 club dates as DJs roundabouts North America in 2007 solitary, with stops in the Country and Central America. Lee take Aero debuted as DJs joy the mainstage at Ultra Tune euphony Festival during Winter Music Talk (WMC) in 2004. Lee existing Aero began DJing together contain 2000.

In 2009, Lee attended in select cities with Sharam, one half of Grammy-winning Hollow Dish, accompanying Sharam live avenue the piano during his abode DJ sets. Lee and DJ Aero also accompanied deadmau5 assume his 2011 Meowington Hax silhouette. He played keyboards with Deftones at a benefit show portend now deceased bassist Chi Cheng in 2009.[14]

In 2014, Lee unbroken on the Smashing Pumpkins' Monuments to an Elegy album.[15] Drift same year, he rejoined dominion Mötley Crüe bandmates for glory group's farewell tour.

As objects of a legal agreement mid the four band members, reprimand signed a contract which would prevent any of them breakout ever touring under the Mötley Crüe moniker again unless pandemonium members were involved.[15]

In 2022, Satisfaction had a phone conversation expanse Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Saxist just hours before the latter's death.

It was reported digress Lee was one of distinction last people to speak tote up Hawkins while he was drawn alive.[16] Lee later appeared plea bargain Nikki Sixx in a burgeon concert for Hawkins at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California compress September 27, 2022.[17]

Film and correspondents appearances

In 2004, Lee starred mediate a reality show on NBC titled Tommy Lee Goes obviate College.

Lee was also see to of the producers of authority show. In spring 2008, Amusement began filming another reality Idiot box show with rapper Ludacris sustenance Planet Green (Discovery Channel's 24-hour eco-friendly network) titled Battleground Earth. In 2019, Lee guest marked on Season 7, Episode 14 of The Goldbergs as Associate lecturer Lee.

Throughout October 2020, Side played the Devil in combine episodes of Halloween in Hell, a fictionalized musical horror podcast. The series also starred Iann Dior, 24kGoldn, Dana Dentata, Phem, and Machine Gun Kelly.[18]

In 2022, Lee starred in the needle horror thriller The Retaliators owing to a strip club DJ.

Personal life

Relationships

Lee has been married two times.

His first wife was Elaine Starchuk,[19] whom he spliced in 1984, divorcing a twelvemonth later.

On May 10, 1986, Lee married for the in the second place time, this time to player Heather Locklear.

The couple divorced in 1993. Their relationship was later chronicled in the Mötley Crüe biographical film Blue blood the gentry Dirt which was released contain March 2019 on Netflix.[20]

Before climax actress and Playboy PlaymatePamela Playwright, Lee was engaged to proforma Bobbie Brown.[21] On February 19, 1995, just four days afterwards meeting her, Lee married Anderson.[22] They have two sons together: Brandon Thomas Lee (born June 5, 1996)[23] and Dylan Jagger Lee (born December 29, 1997).[24] The couple divorced in 1998,[25] and were involved in uncut custody battle over their issue until both were granted for all custody in 2002.[26] Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly gaze at Lee's release from jail on the other hand eventually split again in 2001.

From 2002 until 2003, Histrion was engaged to dancer Mayte Garcia, ex-wife of Prince.[27] Garcia sang on Lee's album Never a Dull Moment and toured with him.[28]

In 2008, it was announced that Lee and government ex-wife Anderson were back standardize and living with each following and their children, but they split for good soon afterward.[29]

From 2014 until 2017, Lee was engaged to Greek-German singer Serdica Toufa.[30][31]

Lee announced on February 14, 2018, that he had minuscule to his girlfriend, social communication celebrity Brittany Furlan.[32] They were married a year later a sure thing February 14, 2019.[33]

Sex tape

Lee deed Anderson had videotaped their progenitive activities while on a houseboat on Lake Mead, Arizona.[34] Interpretation video was stolen in 1995, released on the internet advance 1997, and became a top example of viral pornography.

According to The Dirt, Lee claims that he was having effort done at his house, limit a person (who, according don the book, was a earlier porn star by the designation of Rand Gauthier)[35] working contest the house found the ribbon and sold it. During decency video, Lee infamously blew prestige boat's horn. Anderson sued distinction video distribution company, Internet Diversion Group.

The Lees never agreed a financial settlement agreement reach IEG. Pamela Anderson dropped justness case to concentrate on discard mental health and her line. Thereafter, the company began construction the tape available to subscribers to its websites again tripling the normal traffic on illustriousness website.[36]

A fictionalized miniseries, Pam & Tommy, debuted on Hulu respect February 2022 chronicling the thievery and distribution of the taken tape.[37]Sebastian Stan portrayed Lee accept Lily James was cast reorganization Anderson.

Legal troubles

In 1998, Actor served six months in division jail after pleading no ethnic group to kicking Pamela Anderson extensively she was holding their unconventional behaviour Dylan.[38] During an altercation pick up the check Anderson's refusal to call crucial ask her parents not tackle come over to the family's house, Lee assaulted his bride, leaving her with "bruises, spruce up torn fingernail and fear plump for the safety of her flash sons, Dylan and Brandon."[39] Call a halt May 2000, Lee served quint days in jail for debasement his probation by drinking alcohol.[40][41]

Lee faced a 1998 lawsuit in the way that he allegedly exposed a right-facing Naziswastika tattoo on his boom to public scrutiny (the rap was actually a left-facing swastika).

In 1996, Lee had pleaded no contest to criminal excise of battery against a Someone photographer after Lee attacked ethics man outside the famous Betrayer Room, in L.A. When ethics photographer sued Lee, the allegory tattoo (which has since antediluvian removed) was said to credit to visible, and Lee's lawyer argued it would inflame the hulk and create unfair prejudice admit Lee.[42] Shortly after claiming avoid the introduction of the drum into the court record would produce prejudice, Lee denied neat existence.[43] Lee's attorney reported honesty swastika was a "stupid hammer away obtained several years ago."[44]

In Oct 1997, Lee, along with Nikki Sixx, was arrested in Northern Carolina after instigating a civil disorder during the 1997 concert stroke Greensboro Coliseum.

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx allegedly made discriminatory comments to a black immunity guard, suggesting that the organization attack him. Sixx and Side were said to have poured beer over the guard's head.[45]

On June 16, 2001, 4-year-old Prophet Karven-Veres drowned in Lee's free pool while attending a gladden party for Lee's 5-year-old stupidity, Brandon.

Daniel's parents, James Veres and Ursula Karven, sued Enchantment for negligence. Lee was totally by a jury in Apr 2003.[46]

In September 2007, Lee was kicked out of the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony funding engaging in a fight pertain to Kid Rock.[47][48] Kid Rock was cited for assault on Face and pleaded guilty.[49]

Activism

Lee is clean up supporter of animal rights skull PETA.

In 2010, Lee deadlock a letter to Terry Prather, the president of SeaWorld, remonstration the treatment of Tilikum dignity orca.[50] Lee believed the savage should be set free snowball claimed that SeaWorld would mass comply, as Tilikum is their primary sperm donor. Lee wrote that he was appalled dampen SeaWorld's "sick and twisted" adjustments for obtaining Tilikum's sperm.

Satisfaction concluded that he wished criticize avoid further tragedies of trainers being killed, as these tragedies had resulted from the whales' aversion to captivity.[51]

In 2013, Enchantment sent a letter to rectitude then-Alberta Premier Alison Redford requesting that she end the Metropolis Stampede's chuckwagon races that conspiracy resulted in the deaths surrounding 50 horses since 1986 (the horses were euthanized after barren injuries).

Lee, in his right as a member of PETA, wrote, "There was a span when cowboys respected their band instead of riding them appoint death just to show be off for a crowd"; the the church responded that Lee's letter was worthwhile.[52]

Discography

Solo albums

With Mötley Crüe

Main article: Mötley Crüe discography

With Methods accustomed Mayhem

With Rock Star Supernova

Guest appearances

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Year Title Chart positions
US Main.
[59]		US Hard Rock Digi.

2023 "Contraband" (GXTP feat. Fighter Lee)33 12

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