Sammy Hagarknown from bands like Van Halen, Montrose and supergroup Chicken legalso a presenter at American AX TV channel where he interviewed various legendary artists. This fall he visited the drummer Tommy Lee from Mtley Crue in his large home in nearby California. 10,000 square meters which includes, among others, six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a separate recording studio. The house was built in 1987. Tommy Lee bought the property in 2007 for 5.85 million dollars (about NOK 63 million). The property was put up for sale earlier this year, but so far without a buyer. Click here to see pictures of houses posted by Dirt.com
In the interview you see below, ask Sammy Hagar Among other things about who the drummer is Tommy Lee greatest inspiration. He highlighted the deceased Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. In addition, the deceased is also highlighted AC/DC singer Bon Scott as a great inspiration.
At the end of the interview, they took a trip to the studio where they were, together with a bass player Michael Anthony (e.g. Van Halen, Chickenfoot) perform a bold version of the song “rock candy”. This song is sung by a hard rock band Montrose and can be found on their debut album from 1973. The album was composed by all four members of the band. This song is known for its distinctive drum intro played by Denny Carmassi. In accordance with the Ronnie Montrose the song comes from Carmassi’s experiments with alternatives to Led Zeppelin-drummer John Bonhams introduction to “When the Embankment Breaks”.
“Rock Candy” is standard for bands like Def Leppard or The Cult. For years, anyone who wanted to jam with me wanted to jam ‘Rock Candy’ – Chad Smith, Joe Satriani, Matt Sorum, Slash. Lemmy from Motörhead came to me at a show in England, and what did Lemmy say? ‘Damn Rock Candy, Mate» – Sammy Hagar
Tommy Lee is relevant like never before Mtley Crue which together with Def Leppard recently completed the North American portion of their World Tour, which was the biggest tour of 2022 and sold over 1.3 million tickets. Now both bands are currently in Norway as headliners Trondheim Stone 2023 which takes place on Sunday 11 June at EC Dahls Arena in Trondheim.
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