Tommy Lee Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a longtime supporter of the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
• Past high-profile relationships include marriages to actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson
• Met Nikki Sixx in the late '70s, who was looking to form a heavy metal band, and eventually helped him form Motley Crue shortly after
• Received his first drum at four-years-old and later began training on his first set as a teen
• Released his first autobiography, Tommyland, in 2005
• Released his first professional studio album as a member of Motley Crue in 1981, eventually releasing dozens of top hits before launching his solo career by the late '90s
• While serving time in jail, he would write lyrics and beats, and use his seldom phone calls to leave recorded messages of his ideas on his home answering machine