MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is featured in a new interview with Dan Armonaitis at GoUpstate.com. An excerpt from the story is available below:

Mötley Crüe, whose classic hits include 'Shout At The Devil', 'Kickstart My Heart', 'Girls, Girls, Girls and 'Home Sweet Home', puts on a visually stunning live show highlighted by Lee's 360-degree drum roller coaster.

“It looks dope on YouTube and all, but it's one of those things that you have to see in person,” Lee said of the drum roller coaster. “ … The crowd goes bananas. And just when you think you've seen it all, I grab somebody out of the audience, and the fans go even more ape (expletive) because one of them is up there riding with me.”

Lee said the inspiration for the drum roller coaster goes back to when he attended concerts as a kid. Anytime there was a drum solo, it seemed that everyone would head toward the concourse for a bathroom break or to buy a beverage or merchandise.

“All I know is they weren't watching the drummer, and I was like, ‘This (stinks), man,' ” Lee said.

The youthful Lee also noticed that the drummer was often blocked by his own instrument.

“That inspired me to build a riser that tilted up so that people were getting almost like a bird's eye top view,” Lee said.

Over the years, Mötley Crüe fans grew accustomed to Lee adding a theatrical element to his drum kit.

“I basically kind of Frankensteined this thing into the fans going, ‘What are you going to do next?' ” Lee said. “And once you get on that ride, you better bring it bigger and badder every time. Now, I've got my drums strapped to a damn roller coaster.”

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Mötley Crüe tour dates with POISON and NEW YORK DOLLS are as follows:

July

9 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Center
10 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
12 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Hershey, PA - The Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium
15 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
16 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
17 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
19 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
20 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
27 - Cheyenne, WY - Frontier Park
29 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
30 - Frederick, MD - Eventplex at the Frederick Fairgrounds
31 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion

August

2 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
3 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
5 - Sparta, WI - Fort McCoy Army Base
6 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
7 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
11 - Ridgefield, WA - Sleep Country Amphitheater
12 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
13 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
16 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
17 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre