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Tommyland

by Tommy Lee

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ISBN13: 9780743483445
ISBN10: 0743483448
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I am Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass in Athens, Greece, on October 3, 1962, and raised in a suburb of California by an American father and a Greek mother. At seventeen, I joined Motley Crue and we became one of the baddest-ass rock bands in history. We sold over 40 million albums, we wreaked havoc, we scared parents, and we titillated too many fathers' daughters. I've been married three times: once for just a few days to a Penthouse Pet, for seven years to Heather Locklear, and then for five years to Pamela Anderson, with whom I have two beautiful sons. I've gotten into a lot of fights and I've been to jail a few times.

But this book isn't your typical journey in a straight line from day one to day now. I'm more interested in revealing what's most important about my life, like how I cook my steaks; what I think of the tabloids, the truth, my ex-wives, my ex-band, my music; and what an innocent observer might find hanging around my house any given Sunday. You'll get plenty of facts and I'll tell you a story, but my real mission here is to paint you a picture of my life. I want to show you how my memories smell.

I'd like to get into it now, so please take your seats. I advise you to keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times. If you have a pacemaker, a heart condition, or if you are pregnant or too damn short to reach the safety bar, I ask that you turn back immediately. Those with weak stomachs, strict morals, or chronic indigestion should put the book down now. For the rest of you, there's one truth that's real across the board: What you send out is what you get back. Send out the good, people, and it will come back to you. There's another thing I've learned over the years, in court, in fights, and in arguments with people I love: There isn't one truth, there are many. This book is my truth.

Review:

"The pages vibrate with Lee's crazy energy." Entertainment Weekly

Review:

"As good as the gold in Goldschlager." Time

Review:

"A compelling yet obscene personal treatise, on fame and the insanity of our celebrity-crazed culture." The Washington Post

Review:

"Deliciously dirty." Glamour

Review:

"It's a strange mix, even if he does appear honest, which is the book's main redeeming quality, even if he vastly overestimates our interest." Contra Costa Times

About the Author

Anthony Bozza is a native of Brooklyn and Long Island, New York. He graduated from Northwestern University, where, contrary to his career path, he did not attend the esteemed Medill School of Journalism. In the past few years he has worked as a writer and editor at Rolling Stone. In his cover features alone he has written about Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Slipknot, N'Sync, and Trent Reznor. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780743483445
Author:
Lee, Tommy
Publisher:
Atria Books
With:
Bozza, Anthony
Author:
Bozza, Anthony
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Rock
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Entertainment & Performing Arts - General
Subject:
General Biography
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
September 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
269
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x.73 in. 1.05 lbs.

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