Tommy Lee injected Jack Daniels into his veins at height of addiction: 'Somebody's going to die'
Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee reveals details regarding a past instance of injecting Jack Daniels alongside bandmate Nikki Sixx.
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Tommy Lee has publicly recounted a period during his addiction in the late 1980s involving the intravenous injection of whiskey. He described the act as a decision made after the group ran out of heroin, noting that the experience led him to believe someone was going to die.
Coverage from outlets including Billboard, VICE, Entertainment Weekly, and People.com emphasizes the involvement of Nikki Sixx in the incident. Reports highlight Lee's recollection of the realization that the substance should have been consumed orally rather than injected.
Future reports may provide further details regarding the band members' reflections on this period. Coverage does not yet specify if additional members of Mötley Crüe or other associates were present during the events described.
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Quick answers
Who was involved in the incident?
According to coverage, Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx were the individuals involved in the injection of the whiskey.
When did this occur?
Reports place the incident in the late 1980s.
Why did they inject whiskey?
Coverage states that the act occurred after the bandmates ran out of heroin.
Coverage (9)
- Motley Crue and Nikki Sixx injected Jack Daniels Female First · 19h ago
- Mötley Crüe Drummer Reveals Wildest Thing He Ever Put in His Veins Yahoo · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee Recalls Injecting Whiskey After Running Out of Heroin & Thinking, ‘Somebody’s Going to Die’ Billboard · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee recalls hitting rock bottom after attempting to inject whiskey into his veins Yahoo · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee Recalls ‘Near-Fatal’ Mistake That He and Mötley Crüe Bandmate Nikki Sixx Miraculously Survived in the Late 80s VICE · 19h ago
- Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee recalls injecting Jack Daniels into veins with Nikki Sixx: ‘We could just drink this’ Entertainment Weekly · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee Recounts Night When He and Mötley Crüe Bandmates Were ‘Shooting Jack Daniel’s’ People.com · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee Recalls Injecting Whiskey After Running Out of Heroin & Thinking, ‘Somebody’s Going to Die’ Yahoo · 19h ago
- Tommy Lee injected Jack Daniels into his veins at height of addiction: 'Somebody's going to die' Page Six · 19h ago
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