Tommyland by Tommy Lee
Synopsis: The life of times of Tommy Lee, as told by Tommy himself (and a few others). Tommy is the drummer for one of the wildest bands of the 80s metal scene, Motley Crue, and was also married to gorgeous TV stars Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson (as well as a few months to a Playboy playmate).
It's a pretty enjoyable R-rated romp through Tommyland, the strange party world Tommy Lee and his friends inhabit. Tommy's writing style is very simplistic but he tells some pretty good stories about life in a wild rock n roll band and life in front of the celeb cameras. There's a lot of stuff covered here, from his life with Pam to their 2 sons to his mother and father and his solo career. There's even an entire chapter on Jagermeister (the liquor). The book is sort of all over the place, without a real timeline or much structure so it can be a bit confusing. You also get quotes from John Corabi (former Motley bandmate), Pamela Anderson, and at the bottom of far too many pages, explanations from Anthony Bozza (co-writer).
A good part of the book is really stuff any fan of Tommy or the Crue already knoww, as his relationship with Heather is barely discussed at all and most of the stuff from the "Pam years" has been laid out in the press already. But the chapters where he talks about his love for his boys, losing his father, being in jail and talking about the young boy who drowned in his pool during one of his son's birthday parties are very interesting and actually poignant at times.
The book is never boring, but hard core fans will be disappointed at the lack of much new information. Casual fans looking for tales of rock debauchery should be entertained though and I think anyone who has no idea who Tommy is (and isn't easily offended) might enjoy the book most of all.
5/10
Synopsis: The life of times of Tommy Lee, as told by Tommy himself (and a few others). Tommy is the drummer for one of the wildest bands of the 80s metal scene, Motley Crue, and was also married to gorgeous TV stars Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson (as well as a few months to a Playboy playmate).
It's a pretty enjoyable R-rated romp through Tommyland, the strange party world Tommy Lee and his friends inhabit. Tommy's writing style is very simplistic but he tells some pretty good stories about life in a wild rock n roll band and life in front of the celeb cameras. There's a lot of stuff covered here, from his life with Pam to their 2 sons to his mother and father and his solo career. There's even an entire chapter on Jagermeister (the liquor). The book is sort of all over the place, without a real timeline or much structure so it can be a bit confusing. You also get quotes from John Corabi (former Motley bandmate), Pamela Anderson, and at the bottom of far too many pages, explanations from Anthony Bozza (co-writer).
A good part of the book is really stuff any fan of Tommy or the Crue already knoww, as his relationship with Heather is barely discussed at all and most of the stuff from the "Pam years" has been laid out in the press already. But the chapters where he talks about his love for his boys, losing his father, being in jail and talking about the young boy who drowned in his pool during one of his son's birthday parties are very interesting and actually poignant at times.
The book is never boring, but hard core fans will be disappointed at the lack of much new information. Casual fans looking for tales of rock debauchery should be entertained though and I think anyone who has no idea who Tommy is (and isn't easily offended) might enjoy the book most of all.
5/10
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