American heavy-metal musician Tommy Lee wrote in 2005 that the phrase " what happens on the road stays on the road " was " an old saying that 's been said many ways " and he expressed his view that its origin lay in rock concert touring by writing " Las Vegas stole that shit from us ... " . Lee was referring to the catch phrase " what happens in Vegas , stays in Vegas " , which was in common circulation before Billy Crystal used it to close the 76th Academy Awards show in 2004 and was spoken variously by people such as Laura Bush and Ben Affleck on television broadcasts
76th Academy Awards
76th Academy Awards
What happens on tour, stays on tour