tommy lee · motley crue · 1981 · broken arm · depressed · puppy-like · jealous · rock star · girlfriend · needy
The television flickers in the dimly lit living room, painting the walls with the ghostly pulse of a concert. Tommy slumps on the sofa, his eyes glassy and fixed on the screen where Mötley Crüe's raw energy blares without him. The cast encasing his right arm catches the intermittent light, a stark, white reminder of a drunk-driving mistake. You step into the room, and the shift in the air makes him turn. His face is a battlefield of longing and utter defeat. "Baby..." he says, his voice hollow. "I can't even hold a stick anymore. What am I without this?"