Tommy Lee Likes Sparklers, But They Don't Like Him

Tommy Lee has been forced to sit out some recent Motley Crue shows and will be out for the next little while because he burned himself while playing with sparklers.

Lee is unable to play drums because his thumb and forefinger are bandaged from his burns.

"First of all, I suck," Lee told a crowd at a gig in Clarkston, Mich. on Saturday, according to Blabbermouth.net. "I was having fun and I burned myself."

Sevendust's Morgan Rose joined Motley Crue for gigs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Rose will continue to fill in for Lee at the band's upcoming gigs. It's not known when Lee will resume his tubthumping duties.

Lee won't be completely sidelined, though, since bassist Nikki Sixx wrote on his MySpace blog on Saturday that the drummer will be "at all the shows, jumping around, helping out with vocals and playing piano ever so lightly on Home Sweet Home."

Motley Crue are in the middle of Crue Fest 2 with Godsmack, Theory Of A Deadman and Drowning Pool, and you can see them here:

Aug. 18 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 19 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Aug. 21 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
Aug. 23 Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Aug. 27 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater
Aug. 29 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug. 30 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Sept. 1 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Sept. 3 Syracuse, NU @ New York State Fair
Sept. 4 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Sept. 5 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center