I Start To Smile Whenever I Think Of Him

If I met the 16-year-old Tommy Lee now, we’d still have a lot in common.
I swear there’s a part of me that has never grown up and I’m sure it never will.
I still drag that little guy around with me every day.
What would he think of me?
He’d be shocked by certain things I’ve done.
I guess, there’s certain things, probably some of the naughtier things – the drugs, the women – that would shock him.
He’d be very inquisitive, he’d want to know it all, but I’d try to protect him, like I try to shelter my own sons.
Looking back, I still think some of my happiest times were with me and my dad when I was a kid.
I start to smile whenever I think of him.
He died about six or seven years ago.
He loved to sit by the lake, so a few days before he died I rented a big house boat and I took him out there in his wheelchair.
We spent a couple of days by the lake just talking and I got to say everything I needed to say to him.
I’m so glad I got the chance to do that.
I miss him a lot.
(Tommy Lee)