Methods Of Mayhem - lyrics

Rap-metal combo Methods of Mayhem was formed by frontman Tommy Lee after quitting his drumming duties in Motley Crue. Born Thomas Lee Ba** on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece, he grew up in Los Angeles, co-founding the band Christmas with ba**ist Nikki Sixx in 1981; with the subsequent additions of guitarist Mick Mars and singer Vince Neil, the group was renamed Motley Crue and immediately became a top attraction on the local hard rock scene. Signing to Elektra in 1983, the Crue emerged as one of the best-selling and most notorious metal bands of the era, scoring a series of hit albums including 1985's Theatre of Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr. Feelgood; famed for their glamorously excessive offstage antics as much as their music itself, Lee in particular became steady tabloid fodder in 1986 with his marriage to Dynasty vixen Heather Locklear, a tumultuous relationship which ended in divorce eight years later. br /br /Even as Motley Crue's fortunes waned, Lee remained in the limelight thanks to his 1995 marriage to pin-up Pamela Anderson, a union which produced two children as well as an infamous homemade s** video which became a bestseller. Run-ins with the law were also common: in 1997, he and Sixx were arrested after encouraging fans to rush the stage during a concert stop in Phoenix, and a year later Lee was arraigned for a**aulting a photographer. Most scandalously, in May 1998, he was sentenced to six months in jail for a**aulting Anderson, although the two later reunited. He left Motley Crue in 1999, collaborating with rapper TiLo on Methods of Mayhem, an all-star project featuring input from Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, the Crystal Method, Kid Rock, Snoop Dogg, and Mix Master Mike. Signing to MCA, Methods of Mayhem issued their self-titled debut LP in late 1999. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide show less