Tommy Leeshared that back in his rock ‘n’ roll heyday as the drummer ofMötley Crüe, he used to “drink two gallons of vodka” a day.During an appearance Monday onBill Maher’s podcastClub Random,Lee, 61, said he used to to drink “gallons, gallons, the big handle” of vodka, explaining that “alcohol is such a f—ing weird one, too, because, f—, it’s easy to fall in love with the way it makes you feel, where it makes you relax.”“And then all of a sudden you’re like, ‘F—, it’s amazing.’ I’m drinking two gallons of vodka a day where you’re trying to kill yourself now.”When Maher expressed his disbelief, Lee replied, “Two gallons a day, I swear to you, dude. I swear to God.”“Are you sure?”“Yeah, you can ask my wife,” Lee said about his wife, social media starBrittany Furlan, 37, whomhe marriedin 2019.Tommy Lee on Bill Maher’s Club Random.Club Random Podcast/YouTubeNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“For how long?” Maher asked.“F—, man. For a long time,” Lee replied.“I mean, your liver must be made of asbestos,” Maher said.Tommy Lee in 1997.Boston Herald/Shutterstock“That’s what I’m saying. I pinch myself on a daily basis,” Lee said. “I just did, like, thefull-body scanwhere they do, say, head-to-toe everything. And I can’t believe that smoking, drinking, all the dumb s— or the fun s— that I’ve done…dude, the doctor was like, ‘You’re good.’”“I was like, ‘Is that my name on there? Is there some Japanese guy in here that you have his results that you’re reading from? Because I find that f—ing impossible. This is impossible.'”Maher agrees, saying, “You don’t look like a person who lived a hard life.”“That’s wild,” Lee replied.“Your liver is on crutches at that point. It’s barely functioning,” Lee said about his vodka habit, which he says he stopped around 1990, when he and his bandmates decided to curb their partying ways.Tommy Lee.Jim Dyson/Getty“[We said] ‘OK, dude, someone’s going to not wake up one morning. Like, this is getting f—ing ridiculous, right? As a band, we stop.’”Drinking isn’t all they did; Lee shared more of their infamous partying ways, as chronicled in the bookThe Dirt, which was made into a2019 Netflix movie.“We would take handfuls” of pills," Lee said, “and pound a bottle of Jack [Daniels].”But it wasn’t until a year ago that Lee decided to get sober, telling Maher, “I just celebrated a year of sobriety.”But celebrating sobriety is a challenge, Lee said — and often pushes him to break his sobriety.“I make it a year, and then I’m so stoked that I made it a year that I celebrate,” Lee said.Maher replied, “That is peak rock star on so many levels,”
Tommy Leeshared that back in his rock ‘n’ roll heyday as the drummer ofMötley Crüe, he used to “drink two gallons of vodka” a day.
During an appearance Monday onBill Maher’s podcastClub Random,Lee, 61, said he used to to drink “gallons, gallons, the big handle” of vodka, explaining that “alcohol is such a f—ing weird one, too, because, f—, it’s easy to fall in love with the way it makes you feel, where it makes you relax.”
“And then all of a sudden you’re like, ‘F—, it’s amazing.’ I’m drinking two gallons of vodka a day where you’re trying to kill yourself now.”
When Maher expressed his disbelief, Lee replied, “Two gallons a day, I swear to you, dude. I swear to God.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, you can ask my wife,” Lee said about his wife, social media starBrittany Furlan, 37, whomhe marriedin 2019.
Tommy Lee on Bill Maher’s Club Random.Club Random Podcast/YouTube
Club Random Podcast/YouTube
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“For how long?” Maher asked.
“F—, man. For a long time,” Lee replied.
“I mean, your liver must be made of asbestos,” Maher said.
Tommy Lee in 1997.Boston Herald/Shutterstock
Boston Herald/Shutterstock
“That’s what I’m saying. I pinch myself on a daily basis,” Lee said. “I just did, like, thefull-body scanwhere they do, say, head-to-toe everything. And I can’t believe that smoking, drinking, all the dumb s— or the fun s— that I’ve done…dude, the doctor was like, ‘You’re good.’”
“I was like, ‘Is that my name on there? Is there some Japanese guy in here that you have his results that you’re reading from? Because I find that f—ing impossible. This is impossible.'”
Maher agrees, saying, “You don’t look like a person who lived a hard life.”
“That’s wild,” Lee replied.
“Your liver is on crutches at that point. It’s barely functioning,” Lee said about his vodka habit, which he says he stopped around 1990, when he and his bandmates decided to curb their partying ways.
Tommy Lee.Jim Dyson/Getty
Jim Dyson/Getty
“[We said] ‘OK, dude, someone’s going to not wake up one morning. Like, this is getting f—ing ridiculous, right? As a band, we stop.’”
Drinking isn’t all they did; Lee shared more of their infamous partying ways, as chronicled in the bookThe Dirt, which was made into a2019 Netflix movie.
“We would take handfuls” of pills," Lee said, “and pound a bottle of Jack [Daniels].”
But it wasn’t until a year ago that Lee decided to get sober, telling Maher, “I just celebrated a year of sobriety.”
But celebrating sobriety is a challenge, Lee said — and often pushes him to break his sobriety.
“I make it a year, and then I’m so stoked that I made it a year that I celebrate,” Lee said.
Maher replied, “That is peak rock star on so many levels,”
source: people.com
