
Travis Scottâs chart-topping 2018 release Astroworld nods to a shuttered theme park in his hometown of Houston, and his stage show supporting the album finds Scott rapping while riding an onstage roller coaster. Itâs a sight to behold, but not everyone was impressed. MĂśtley CrĂźe drummer Tommy Lee took to social media on Thursday, claiming that Scottâs design is a ripoff of his own onstage antics.
âJust found out this fucking idiot @travisscott or someone on his team ripped off the 360 AND The Cruecifly! WTF!! Get an original idea bro âŚ,â Lee, a 56-year old man, wrote, referring to both his well-known 360-degree drum-coaster and an apparatus that allowed him to perform (and occasionally get stuck) over the audience during the hair metal outfitâs 2014-2015 tour.
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Lee, posting videos of Scottâs performance, added, âI get copying is a form of flattery, but this is just straight ripping off my shit.â
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After telling Scott to âlawyer up,â Lee added: âAnd the plot thickens! After I and our production crew created the 360 and CrĂźecifly, We hired a company called SGPS in Las Vegas to create it. WELLLLL GUESS WHOâS DOING TRAVISâS SET DESIGN???? Fucking SGPS! So all u mothafuckas tellin me Iâm not right can fuck off.â
It appears, however, that, if Scottâs design is the same one that Lee used, Leeâs not the one making the decision as to who can use it. Consequence Of Sound shared a statement from a legal representative for Scott, who says, âTommy didnât invent the concept of a roller coaster on stage and thereâs no legal basis for his accusatory outburst. The actual creator and owner of the system has granted Travis all rights to use that equipment to complement his original stage design.â
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It might not be so cut-and-dry, though. As CoS points out, Lee himself was sued over the 360-degree drum design years ago and emerged victorious in that case. Maybe heâll have similar luck in this instance?
Regardless, we think they should just shake hands, smoke up, and bond over what itâs like to date women who are much more famous than them.