I have always believed that if you are honest in what you do, continually reinvent yourself at the same time, and there's respect amongst your band members, then you will be respected.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

A lot can happen [because of the dysfunctional family]. People don't look at that. They think, "Oh, my kids are going to be fine. My kids are resilient." But at a certain point, the damage starts. They start to feel pain - and when they feel bad, they start to take painkillers. We want to kill the pain.

I can't make anybody happy, so I try my best to be good at what I do

A song has to be hummable and memorable at it simplest form, and that's what bass does for me. I feel like the glue to everything.

Addiction - When you can give up something any time, as long as it's next Tuesday.

I don't want to jump through hoops for people.