Thomas Lee Bass, (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of 'Mötley Crüe'. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band 'Methods of Mayhem', and has pursued solo musical projects.

Lee was born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962 in Athens, Greece, to father David Lee Thomas Bass, an American U.S. Army sergeant, and mother Vassilikki "Voula" Papadimitriou, a Miss Greece contestant for the 1960 Miss World event.

Lee received his first drum sticks when he was four years old, and his first proper drum kit when he was a teenager. Lee dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music, starting with the L.A. club band Suite 19. As a teenager, he listened to 'Led Zeppelin', 'Van Halen', 'Cheap Trick', 'Kiss', 'AC/DC' and 'Sweet'.

Lee has been married four times; his first wife was Elaine Starchuk. They were married in 1984 and divorced in 1985. On May 10, 1986, Lee married his second wife, actress Heather Locklear. The couple divorced in 1993.

Before meeting actress Pamela Anderson, Lee was engaged to model Bobbie Brown. On February 19, 1995, just four days after meeting her, Lee married Anderson.

In 1998, Lee served six months in county jail after pleading no contest to kicking Pamela Anderson while she was holding their son. There were numerous cases of his abuse documented as Anderson filed for divorce.

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