Editing Tommy Lee (section)

===Mötley Crüe===
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[[File:Crue CIMG4784.JPG|thumb|right|Mötley Crüe from left to right: [[Nikki Sixx]], Lee, [[Mick Mars]], and [[Vince Neil]]]]
Mötley Crüe quickly built a strong fanbase, and released its debut album ''[[Too Fast for Love]]'' in 1981 on its own independent label ([[Leathür Records]]). [[Elektra Records]] decided to sign the band shortly thereafter, reissuing the debut in 1982. The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's ''[[Shout at the Devil]]'', 1985's ''[[Theatre of Pain]]'', 1987's ''[[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]'', and 1989's ''[[Dr. Feelgood (album)|Dr. Feelgood]]''—establishing the quartet as one of the biggest [[hard rock]]/[[heavy metal music|metal]] bands of the 1980s.

Lee used several memorable [[gimmicks]] during his drum solos at concerts, such as having his entire kit revolving and spinning, or having the entire kit float above the crowd while he continued to play. He was noted for [[mooning]] the crowd at nearly every show. The band was known for its decadent behavior both on and offstage, often consuming excessive amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, pills and alcohol. The duo of Lee and Sixx are called the "Terror Twins".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/motley-crue-the-dirt-soundtrack-interview-798822/ |title=Inside Motley Crue's First New Songs Since Their Final Concert |date=4 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-04 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Grow |first=Kory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/music/motley-crue-where-are-they-now/ |title=The Members of Mötley Crüe: Where Are They Now? |date= April 17, 2023|access-date=2024-01-04 |website=[[People.com]] |last=Briese |first=Nicole}}</ref>

In 2004, Lee reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release the double-disc anthology album entitled ''[[Red, White & Crüe]]'', which went quadruple-platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, ''[[Red, White & Crüe ... Better Live Than Dead|The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead]]'', the band's first tour in six years. Mötley Crüe finished the year at #8 on the Top Concert Money Earners list. It played 81 shows and grossed {{USD|33}} million according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Boxscore.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Tommy Lee Net Worth 2022 |url=https://mashoor.media/tommy-lee-net-worth/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>