# Tommy Lee Recalls Injecting Whiskey After Running Out of Heroin & Thinking, ‘Somebody’s Going to Die’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tommy-lee-recalls-injecting-whiskey-after-running-out-of-heroin-thinking-somebodys-going-to-die/
- Published: 2026-07-23T20:07:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T21:43:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tommy-lee-inject-whiskey-after-running-out-of-heroin-1236301716/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Tommy Lee recalled injecting whiskey during severe heroin addiction.
- The incident prompted Mötley Crüe to seek rehabilitation.
- Lee says maintaining sobriety remains an ongoing struggle.

## Summary

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has described a point during the band’s late-1980s heroin addiction when he and an unnamed bandmate injected Jack Daniel’s after running out of drugs. He said the incident made him realise their substance use had become life-threatening, contributing to the group’s decision to enter rehabilitation and therapy.

The band sought treatment before recording 1989’s Dr. Feelgood, relocating to Vancouver while attempting sobriety together. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent 109 weeks on the chart; Lee said sobriety remains difficult, adding that three years is his longest period without using substances.

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