Tommy Lee Quotes

I feel like I own the stage.

Someone asked me what the key to being a good frontman was, and I think having a sense of humor about it is pretty near the top of that list. It's a very strange place to be in, and I don't take that role too seriously.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

I don't have the genetic make up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I see myself as like the lead singer of a band or something.

I think there's something about wanting to stand in the spotlight. I think the ball is a spotlight, for example, and I think they want to stand in that. I a lot of times see - LeBron is a guy that vacillates between wanting to do that and then wanting to get somebody else involved.

I've always thought of myself as so unsuited to be a frontman.

Oprah Winfrey gives you the stage? Shut your mouth. I said, 'I'm sorry for taking over your show.' She said, 'No, that's why we have you here.'

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.

For me, saying 'I'm bossy' is a cute, tongue-in-cheek way of saying that I'm in control of my life.

I've been stealing scenes all my life.

You're gonna have to learn to get out there in front of those cameras and hold your head up. Take charge when you're singing.

Without false modesty, I feel that, when I'm on the stage, I'm the king, the boss of the situation.

I really liked to perform. My mother always tells this story: I was five. They had a party, and they'd put me to bed. I heard everyone on the rooftop, and I went upstairs. No one paid any attention to me, so I took a hose and sprayed everyone. Very elegant, right? 'It's me! Look at me!' I loved the attention.

It would be nonsense to try to suggest that somebody who tried to rouse 2,000 people to their feet - which is what I used to do at conference - doesn't have any element of exhibitionism about them.

I always loved to be a ham and be at the center of attention, always in everybody's faces.

Rain - his power and charisma onstage is impressive, and I hope to have that one day.

I don't mind being a bit of a showman.

When I'm on, people watch; people pay attention.

I really want to pop the crowd. I want to show off. That is the one thing that I've always loved about my career is I just want to show off. I always hated the storylines.

Really, each part, each one of us, I think, has our role, but I think for Joe, he really stands out and has that Mick Jagger-esque feel to him.

Being the frontperson is great because you're running the show.