August 29, 1999 A message from Tommy posted in the Crue AOL folder: HEY FREAKS!! Shot the 1st Methods of Mayhem video last night on the backlot of Universal Studios. What a blast!!!............Naked people everywhere!! Tilo and I we butt naked doing our shots,Pamela bared it all...... Naked dirkbike riders, surfers, skaters, cops, you name it.....it's a freeforall......Even the production and film crew where naked!!! Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys DJ) & Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), rocked their parts hard........... Lil Kim & George Clinton are shooting tonight!! This is gonna be hands down the most insane video ever!!!! August 23, 1999 Tommy posted on the Message Board. He's going to be shooting the first Methods of Mayhem video this weekend!!!!! A fan (thanks, J!) sent Tommy an email with some questions to see what's been going on and what's coming up. This Q & A is posted on the Message Board as well. The Q & A goes as follows: Q: Will you be doing vocals on all the tracks? A: YES! Q: Does that mean no drums at all from the master? A: No way!.....I & Chris(NIN) will be drumming. Q: There seems to be some confusion as to the list of contributing artists, can you give us a definitive list now? A: Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys), The Crystal method, U-GOD (Wu-Tang),George Clinton, LIL Kim, Snoop & Kid Rock. Q: Did you know all the guys beforehand?How did it all come around?? A: I Knew some, Others I called, Other called me. Q: No-one really knows what it's gonna sound like, do you think alot of people are in for a BIG SHOCK ??? A: OH YEAH!....IN A GOOD WAY! IT's HEAVY, Funky, LOUD & VERY RYTHMIC. Q: How do you think motley fans will receive it? A: I THINK THEY WILL LOVE IT! Q: Did you expect the reactions you received from Motley fans , on leaving the band? A: Yeah! Q: Although there has been a majority of support,there are still some fans that are doogin ya for makin your own decisions- that's gotta hurt? A: I Don't take it personally! Q: Have you seen or heard from the guys (Motley) latley??? A: NAW, NOT in a while! Q: You must miss em...? A: I can't say I Miss them!....The seperation has been nice! Q: The official MOM site looks ROK so far, any idea when we can expect it to be running on all engines? A: IN about 2 weeks (8/22/99) Q: Will it have chat rooms or diary posts so the fans can keep up to date with you & what's happening? A: IT will have ALL THAT!!!! IT WILL BE VERY INTIMATE. Q: What about some MP3's of the new stuff before the album is released? A: IT'S ON IT'S WAY!......I'm Finalizing THE 60 SECOND SNIPS NEXT WEEK !!! Q: When MOM Tour do you think you'll be comin over to europe? A: YES!! Q: What tunes have you been listening to lately?? A: MOM Q: Any new cool bands you'd recommend??? A: MOM Q: Will your label Yummy records, be solely for your releases or are you planning on releasing other bands/artsits?? A: OTHERS! Q: Are you still doing any producing.....do you see yourself getting inot that more in years to come? A: ONLY MY STUFF RIGHT NOW.....NO TIME! Q: There are rumors that you are doing some tunes for Pammy's V.I.P series & that you are gonna make your acting debut on it too??? A: I'M WORKING ON THE TITLE TRACK NOW!!!! YES I'M IN AN UP-COMING EPISODE THAT AIRS IN SEPT CALLED "VALMA & LOUISE", IT'S COOL, I SAW A ROUGH-CUT OF IT THE OTHER DAY!!!! Q: Finally how is Tommyland, the family, general happiness- ya know -shit??? A: IT'S ALL GOOD IN TOMMYLAND....I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!!! August 9, 1999 Looks like the Official Methods of Mayhem site is coming along. The splash page is up and there's a place to leave your email address to be notified when the site is up and running. There's also a message from Tommy on there so check it out! August 2, 1999 The Official Methods Of Mayhem site should be up sometime this week so keep checking! On another note, this site has now added a chat room. Enter at your own risk! BACK TO ARCHIVE