The Radiohead record, 'The Bends' is my all-time favorite record on the planet.

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience.

When I got home from The Ozzfest in September 2000 with Methods... I just locked myself in my house and I started writing.

The only thing that's changed for me is that I've figured out a new way to do this; when I go to record, I like to do the drums last, if that makes any sense to you.

There's Tommy, Tommy Lee the rock star, and Tommy the dad. I'm wearing several hats these days.

Once the song is done and recorded, I like to go back and then cut the drums, because then I know exactly what the song needs, and what it doesn't need.

I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.