Tommy Lee - Hold Me Down

What this video is

Released in spring 2002, 'Hold Me Down' marked Tommy Lee's debut as a solo artist following his departure from Mötley Crüe, a band that had defined hard rock excess through the 1980s and 1990s. The video's surrealist flying-machine narrative and dark theatrical staging reflect the early 2000s trend of established rock veterans reinventing themselves through visually ambitious, concept-heavy music videos on MTV2.…

Why it matters

This video documents the transitional moment between 1980s hair metal iconography and early 2000s alternative metal sensibility. Tommy Lee's solo debut represented a generational negotiation — retaining the rock excess of his Mötley Crüe legacy while absorbing nu-metal and post-grunge visual…

The director

Dean Karr is a Seattle-born director and photographer who received a BFA from Washington State University and later attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He rose to prominence directing Marilyn Manson's 'Sweet Dreams' (1996) and became a…