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Rolling Stones Backstage Story and Rock Star Longevity
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Tommy Lee opens with a story that instantly becomes the episode's most memorable rock-history moment: Mötley Crüe got to open for the Rolling Stones at a Halloween stadium show, and afterward Tommy was invited backstage. What he found was Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood 'walking on their lips' — so drunk they could barely speak — with a personal bartender still slinging drinks just 20 minutes before showtime. Tommy was convinced there was no way they could play. Then the lights went out, 'Start Me Up' kicked in, and it was like a switch flipped: 100% money, full power, completely professional. 'They're masters of the controls,' Tommy concludes. Joe and Tommy then expand into a broader conversation about rock legends who never stopped performing, marveling at Mick Jagger's physicality at 80.
Tommy Lee was invited backstage before a Rolling Stones show and found Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood so drunk they could barely walk. Twenty minutes later, lights out, Start Me Up, and they were 100% on. Masters of the controls.
Joe Rogan pulled up a video of Rick Springfield performing 'Jesse's Girl' at 76 with no shirt, ripped physique, and raw passion. The contrast with the stereotype of aging rock stars is staggering. Tommy Lee's reaction: that's going to be me in 10 years.
Rick Springfield, age 76, performs shirtless with the same passion and energy as when he first wrote 'Jesse's Girl', stunning both Joe and Tommy.
