Before They Were Stars
HOT GALLERY: Heavy Metal Rockers—Before They Were Stars
What is heavy metal? For some people, that topic that can generate more controversy than religion or Tim Tebow. Over the years, metal has split into more genres and subgenres than we have room to list here. Bottom line: We say you know heavy metal when you hear it. So there. Now that that's settled, let's take a look at some of the heaviest rockers around before they were stars. By Brett Singer
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Tommy Lee—Now
Yep, that’s Tommy Lee. And he’s playing bass, not drums, which he memorably banged on for Mötley Crüe, a band so metal they have two umlauts in their name. Thanks to a certain videotape, we know a few things about Tommy that we don’t even know about our closest friends. (We’re not going to link to any of those clips here. This is a family website.) Nowadays, Tommy is living a more relaxed life, including a recent appearance at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in the Bahamas.
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December 09, 2011 at 3:08 pm, Brian Peterson said:
Who is the moron who thinks Tommy is playing bass here? Anyone who has eyes can see this is a (somewhat famous) picture of Tommy when he was a drummer in marching band in school. DUH!
December 10, 2011 at 3:18 pm, Stacey Hawkins Reed said:
Bass? Are you kidding? You can clearly see the drumstick in his right hand! WTF?!
December 10, 2011 at 11:17 pm, Joe Bean said:
That SNARE looks nothing like a BASS! IDIOTS!!
December 11, 2011 at 1:45 am, TreyMoney said:
Tommy is not playing bass in the photo, he has drums and a drumstick in his hand. Wise up!
December 11, 2011 at 2:58 pm, Anonymous said:
How did Tommy get so famous being just a drummer? He’s really not all that much of a drummer at that. Certainly not in the top 10.
December 11, 2011 at 8:08 pm, Anonymous said:
i see a drum stick in his right hand and caught a glimpse of drum in the larger picture looks like marching band to me to the editor of this
December 11, 2011 at 8:12 pm, Antonio K. DeLellis said:
This was the only one I missed that I count as a miss …… Years of beating the poo out of your body sure does take a toll, huh.
Also to the people above, the strap may have been what caused the confusion. Most people see a strap and think guitar/bass… Not “Marching Band” (what a wuss! let’s stuff him in a locker!!).
December 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm, Julie Lane said:
Yeah, he’s totally playing a snare drum, not a guitar :/
December 12, 2011 at 7:01 pm, PitaJean said:
tommy lee has always been cute and hot!