AerosmithFor the loud-mouthed nature of Aerosmith’s frontman Steven Tyler, the news that he has quit the band is being kept pretty quiet. So quiet even Joe Perry, his bandmate of 40 years, hardly knows what’s going on, according to the Guardian UK.

Perry told the Las Vegas Sun, “Steven quit as far as I can tell.”

The speculation follows a statement from Tyler to Classic Rock Magazine that he is embarking on a new project, that is working on “Brand Tyler.”

There is no news on the band’s website, but Perry took to Twitter to lament the loss of his frontman.

“Hasn’t called me in months. A bit cold. What about fans? The people that also love him and put him where he is. After 40 years? …Last time I phoned him he hung up on me,” Perry wrote.

Despite the fact that Tyler’s pitch yowl is the glue of the 70s rock band, Perry says Aerosmith will live on, going so far as to say they will replace the frontman.

“We’ll probably find somebody else, and then we’ll be able to move Aerosmith up a notch,” Perry told the Las Vegas Sun.

Band relations have been strained for months now, after Tyler broke his shoulder falling off the stage at a show in Abu Dhabi in August. Perry complained Tyler hasn’t been giving 100 per cent for a long time.

“Frankly, the last few months I’ve been wanting not to rock the boat,” Perry told the Sun. ”I don’t want him cancelling any more gigs. We really wanted to do these last four. We didn’t want to call him out or get him pissed off, for whatever reason. So we just let things lie.”

Tyler has neither confirmed nor denied the rumours.






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