Electric Zoo NY!
Tommy Lee—yep, that Tommy Lee—and his partner, DJ Aero
DJ Aero: Tommy is fully into this. Think about it: Every drum solo in every Mötley Crüe record ever has electronic elements in them. There are loops, triggers and so on. So it’s not that big a stretch. It’s weird to me that people wouldn’t think that he likes dance music—but the die-hard Mötley Crüe fans sure don’t understand it.
Tommy Lee: I am so not fucking around with playing dance music. But I have to tell you, this has probably been the hardest transition in my life. It’s been really hard to get people to take Aero and I seriously. People are like, “Oh, what the fuck—he’s a rock guy. What does he know about dance music?” Well, they don’t know that I’ve been a fan of dance music for years, even before Mötley. I love fuckin’ R&B; I love fuckin’ disco; I love fuckin’ house music. And being a drummer, I’ve always been attracted to the beat. But people’s perception of it has made this extremely difficult. I do feel that we are finally breaking through, though. They’re finally beginning to say, “Well, maybe he is really serious about this!”
DJ Aero: We’re playing on the Deadmau5 tour right now, and a lot of those kids don’t even know who Mötley Crüe is. We’re just two guys on the stage playing music.
