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Report: TOMMY LEE Is 'Not Going To Be In A Band Again'

September 13, 2007

An employee of Club Stereo in Southampton, New York where former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee DJed on August 31, 2007 told the New York Post that "[Tommy] loves [DJing]. He's not going to be in a band again. He's totally focused on being a DJ now. He's totally devoted and hasn't talked about anything else."

Tommy Lee's departure from MÖTLEY CRÜE was revealed in the the amended complaint filed earlier this week by MÖTLEY CRÜE against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc..

In a recent interview with Clubplanet.com, Tommy insisted that he was "actually kinda over rock music… If I sit down to write a song, it's definitely gonna have beats…but just the old drum sound or cheesy rock guitars…I'm just like, ugh! I'm just tired of the same-ole."

Asked if there is an aspect of DJing that satisfies him as a musician that he can't find playing in a band, Lee said, "Yeah, it's the sounds. You sit there and you play a rock concert, and it's loud 'n' banging. But the electronic sound hits so much harder and there's something about the bass [in electronic music] that freaks me out! If you go to a club, you'll find me standing in front of the sub-woofers! [laughs] That's something that comes from DJing that I don't get from playing rock music, that big bass and gorgeous analog sound. Those sounds don't come from drums or guitars…those sounds only come from electronic drums or synthesizers! It's a whole new set of sounds you can't get with a rock band. Listen, I love rock. But with electronic, I get to taste all the flavors."

Watch video footage of Tommy Lee DJing at the Rockbar in Liberty, New York on August 18, 2007:

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