Tommy Lee's Biography and Music Career

Thomas Lee Bass is an American musician born in Athens, Greece. His family settled in California when he was two years old.

To pursue a music career, Lee dropped out of high school. At 19, he started with L.A. club band Suite.

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Led Zeppelin, Cheap Trick, Tommy Aldridge, Terry Bozzio, Alex Van Halen, and John Bonham was his inspiration.

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Bassist Nikki Sixx became a fan of Lee's drumming when he saw his theatrical heavy metal performance.

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With Nikki Sixx and other members, Lee formed a heavy metal band named Mötley Crüe. Too Fast for Love is the debut album.

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Their later releases were Shout at the Devil, Theatre of Pain, 'Girls, Girls, Girls, and s Dr. Feelgood.

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In 2002, He released his first solo album 'Never a Dull Moment. Rap metal band Methods of Mayhem is his other band.

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Lee starred in a reality show named 'Tommy Lee Goes to College. He played the devil in Halloween in Hell.

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Lee is an animal rights activist and supports PETA. Tommyland, released in 2005, is Lee's autobiography.

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