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Lee Witnessed Keith Richards Blackout Drunk Transform Onstage in 1982
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#2520 - Tommy Lee
What was said
"Keith and Ronnie, dude, they were fucking walking on their lips. I'm talking shitty, like, hey, fucking right, just falling over with their guitars 20 minutes before they go on stage. And all of a sudden, we took a couple of photos and it was like, let's go to the stage. They get up there, fucking lights go out, boom. They fucking ripped it."
When Motley Crue opened for the Rolling Stones on Halloween in Toronto, Tommy Lee witnessed Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood severely intoxicated 20 minutes before showtime, barely able to stand. Lee expressed amazement that once onstage, both guitarists performed flawlessly, as if a switch had been flipped, demonstrating their mastery despite extreme inebriation.
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