"I don't know," he said during a recent telephone interview. "We sort of take it one day at a time. We're fat, old, AA guys, I guess. We're one-day-at-a-time guys."

The pop-metal icon, who is working as if he only has one day to live, has embarked on a reunion tour with Motley Crue's original singer Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx and guitarist Mick Mars. The band is celebrating its reunion after six years apart and the release of "Red White and Crue," a greatest-hits package that includes a handful of new songs.

In June, Lee is slated to release his as-yet-untitled second solo album, and NBC will air the reality show "Tommy Lee Goes to College."

Lee talks a mile a minute, and gushes about his upcoming projects, but ask him what motivates and inspires him and he is at a loss for words.

"Um, hmmm," he said, then paused "Just life--life, good music, family and friends."

Lee talked to liveDaily.com about "Red, White and Crue," working with Motley Crue again and his solo work.

liveDaily.com: Your publicist said you are just leaving the studio. What were you working on?

Tommy Lee: I was working on some solo s---. Now I'm on my way to go rehearse with the Motley boys. My new solo record, it's insane, by the way. I'm flipping out. It's way better than anything I've ever done. I don't know why I just said that.

So tell me about Motley Crue and the decision to bring the band back together.

Well, it's kind of a long-ass story. The condensed version would be, basically, a bunch of fans and a bunch of promoters sort of, in harmony, got us all in a room together to talk and figure stuff out. Then we decided to plan our world tour. We thought if we were going to do a world tour, well, let's make some new music, just to let everyone know where we're at. It was just something that everyone wants to do. We figured, "Let's give this a shot." We did it and that went well.

How do you feel about the response to Motley Crue's reunion?

It kind of freaked me out a little bit. It's not like I've been gone that long. I've been out of the band six years. Six years isn't that long, but at the same time, six years is long enough.

How did your first meeting with Motley Crue go? What did you do?

We just kind of hung out to tell if the vibe was cool or wack.

How have rehearsals gone?]

We moved into the Olympic Auditorium (in Los Angeles) with the full show set-up, and it was like, "Whoa, this is f----n' killer." That freaked me out, too. I didn't really expect that. I didn't expect that, and I didn't expect big old arena shows selling out in a few days.

How did the songwriting process go for the new songs on the album? Did everyone participate?

This would be very different than how we worked in the past. I was working on my solo record, so basically I came to the studio and there were songs there already. Nikki played me a few things prior to the recording. Some were cool, some were OK. We went back to the drawing board. I just didn't have time, writing-wise. Basically, I came in and played to some finished written songs. It's very different than what I'm normally used to doing. Usually myself, Nikki or Mick would collaborate on a song. This was something that was already kind of precooked. But it doesn't really matter who wrote it. We all put our stamp on it.

You have your hands in a lot of projects right now. How do you manage to balance everything?

If you knew me well, you would know I like to do everything. If it's cool and my heart's into it, I'm down. I'm the first guy to show up and the last guy to leave.

Tell me about your reality show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College." When does it start?

June. It's really fun. I've finally seen all six episodes. The s--- is f---ing hilarious. There are some really uncomfortable, funny moments. I mean, just picture me in a major university, and there's bound to be some really f---ing bizarre moments.

What was it like to go back to school?

I was tripping. "Back to school" and "in college" are two totally different things. I never got to experience that. This was my first taste of it. [The students] were tripping, and I was tripping as well.

When is your solo album due out?

June as well, simultaneously with the TV show. Me and a friend of mine, Butch Walker, we co-wrote the theme song to the TV show, called "Good Times." That song's amazing. Anyway, obviously we wanted the record to come out with the TV show. When people hear the music on the show, they're going to wonder where the song came from. I'd be a loser if I didn't have a new record to come out with this. I just had to say, "Tommy, just get it together."

Do you usually write better on deadline, or just when the feeling strikes?

Usually under pressure is better. You have to bring it if there's a time to bring it. There is no other time. There is a certain dynamic when you have the deadline. You can just kick it with your feet up, strumming an acoustic guitar.

Sounds like you're been pretty busy. Are you looking forward to the tour?

I can't wait to go out on tour so I can rest.