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Aerosmith Put Differences Aside for Tour

Vanessa Baker — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:16:33 +0000

Aerosmith has announced the entire band – including frontman Steven Tyler – will participate in their “Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock” European tour this summer, reports CBC. This comes after public squabbling and threats of a lineup change.

“I just auditioned and I got the gig,” jokes Tyler in a promotional video featuring him sitting with his band mates. “We’re coming your way and rocking your world! Look out, because here we come.”

The band has been on hiatus since Tyler injured himself falling off stage during a show last August. They were forced to cancel the rest of their tour.

In December, Tyler checked himself into rehab for a pain killer addiction.

“Everything right now in Aero-land is very copacetic,” said band member Joey Kramer. “We will carry on and do what we do best. The one common denominator that we still all have is that we all love to get up on stage and rock out, play music and bring joy to people. And we let the other drama, as of late, kind of filter itself out by the wayside and concentrate on more of what’s important, which is the playing and the business at hand.”

Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock begins June 10 in Sweden.

Steven Tyler and Aerosmith Plan Summer Gigs in Europe

Angelina Irinici — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:54:15 +0000

It’s recently been a rough go for Steven Tyler and Aerosmith since the rockers have been toying with the idea of breaking up for the past six months now. MTV news, however, has reported they have put those ideas to rest and are planning tour dates for this upcoming summer. Guitarist Joe Perry and drummer Joey Kramer confirmed the news via twitter.

“We are looking to crossing the big pond with Aerosmith this summer for some rockin’ festivals,” Perry tweeted on Tuesday.

Kramer followed the next day, “Aerosmith is back!”

The “rockin” festivals include a gig in England and Sweden. Billboard magazine reported that the band will be adding a number of European dates to its summer line-up after confirming a spot at England’s Download Festival in June of this year.

After months of public bickering and reports that the group was possibly looking to replace Tyler, it seems the long-time-running rock group has put their differences aside for now. Aside from Download Festival on June 13, the group is scheduled to play at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 10, and a U.K. spokesperson is saying to look out for more European dates for the band. Aerosmith has also been offered South American tour dates, but no shows have been confirmed yet.

Replacing Tyler would not be a clever move for the group as Download promoter Andy Copping of Live nation U.K. believes.

“There’s no Aerosmith without Steven Tyler,” he said. “There’s no point in entertaining anything other than (with) Steven Tyler.” He added that booking the band without Tyler was “never part of the conversation” with Aerosmith’s management.

In October after announcing an indefinite hiatus, it seemed positive that the band was at a near breakup; especially after Perry tweeted a month later they were looking for a new lead singer. Only one day later Tyler was back onstage with Perry in New Orleans. He proved that rumor wrong, however a month after that the 61-year-old checked himself into rehab for painkiller addiction, which made fans nervous about a possible breakup. Sounds like they are stable for now.

Steven Tyler Does Odd Home Depot Performance

Angelina Irinici — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:35:31 +0000

Was Aerosmith’s front man Steven Tyler lost during his last performance? Most celebrities do not do performances at the local Home Depot, but Steven Tyler is apparently not like most celebrities. According to People magazine, Tyler visited a Home Depot in Rancho Mirage, Calif., last Saturday, where he jumped on the p.a. system and sang hits like “Dude Looks like a lady” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.”

The sixty-one-year-old announced in December that he had entered rehab for an addiction to prescription painkillers and pain management.

Home Depot shoppers weren’t the only lucky customers to get a free concert from the infamous singer; he also joined in on some karaoke at the Tiltet Kilt, a Palm Desert pub. Two singers were booed during their rendition of Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” so Tyler grabbed the mic and gave the song a better, more professional ending.

The odd performances have led people to believe the star has completed his treatment, but Tyler is still in rehab.

“Steven Tyler has completed the first 30 days of intensive sobriety treatment and is now in a 90-day residential day treatment program,” Eric Sherman, the president of Tenth Street Entertainment, Tyler’s management company, tells People.

A source says Tyler “has privileges to leave the grounds” and the reason for his Home Depot trip was simple: “he was shopping.”

People magazine wrote:

Sherman says the singer is “a performer 24/7 – whether he’s on stage, at the Home Depot or singing karaoke,” and adds, “We are all really proud of Steven’s continuing successful therapy and look forward to the day he returns to the stage and recording studio with Aerosmith to make new music for the fans.”

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has hopes to rejoin with Tyler in the future, “I’m ready to write with him, to play on stage with him anytime he’s physically ready and wants to do it.”

Steven Tyler Sings Aerosmith at Karaoke Bar

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:45:16 +0000

Whether or not Steven Tyler will be performing with Aerosmith anytime soon, he’s still found a way to sing his band’s songs. As rollingstone.com reported, based on Palm Springs, California’s The Desert Sun, Tyler and his management team visited the Tilted Kilt pub earlier this week.

When the group arrived at the pub, Tyler’s publicist reportedly told the night’s emcee that Tyler would not be taking part in karaoke and that no photos were to be taken of the rock star. But of course, both things happened.

As the story goes, two patrons went up on stage to sing Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” with a promise that their rendition of the song would “totally suck.” It did suck, so much in fact that the duo was booed off stage in the middle of the song. It was then that Tyler, wanting to redeem his Armageddon song, took to the stage.

“All of a sudden, near the end of the song, [Tyler] grabbed the mic and started singing. The whole frickin’ bar surrounded him and he just started singing the whole thing,” the night’s emcee, Mike “Kermie DJ” May, told the Desert Sun. “Karaoke will never get better than that.” May also managed to grab a photo of Tyler singing his own song. As the crowd began texting everyone they knew and relaying what had just transpired, Tyler and his entourage made a quick exit to avoid the inevitable arrival of even more fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer.

Tyler entered a rehab facility last month to treat an addiction to prescription painkillers.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Enters Rehab

Sara Harowitz — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:15:10 +0000

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has entered rehab to treat an addiction to prescription painkillers, reports rollingstone.com.

“With the help of my family and team of medical professionals I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford,” Tyler said in a statement.

Tyler also cleared up some rumors which stated that he was going to take a two-year break from the band.

“I wish to set the record straight and say that I have read reports of a rumored two-year hiatus and want to be clear that this is completely false and I will enthusiastically be writing, recording and performing with Aerosmith as soon as things are handled.”

In early August, Tyler fell off the stage during a show in South Dakota, forcing the band to cancel the remainder of its summer tour. In November, Tyler’s bandmate Brad Whitford told Rolling Stone he thought Tyler didn’t “act like a sober person,” adding that “I’m not hanging with the guy, but his history of drug abuse is well documented.”

The 61-year-old rock singer last entered rehab in May, 2008 to deal with pain caused by foot surgery.

“Over the past 10 years, Steven Tyler has suffered orthopedic injuries and has been in severe chronic pain which will require further surgeries on his knees and feet,” said Dr. Brian McKeon, a physician from the New England Baptist Hospital who has treated Tyler. “Managing and controlling his pain has been challenging and despite our use of alternative therapies and the creation of custom shoes built by a team of engineers from Timberland, Steven’s pain has progressed. The balance between managing his pain and avoiding addiction is tenuous and difficult and his bravery in persevering through rigorous touring is admirable. As with many athletes, Steven put his performance first as he struggled with acute pain for years.”

Tyler’s daughter, actor Liv Tyler, also issued a statement showing support for her dad. “He is a courageous man,” she said. “We love him and are so proud that he is getting help to balance his pain management, not just for himself but for his family, friends and fans.”

Steven Tyler To Quit Aerosmith?

Emma Renda — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:07 +0000

For 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.

Steven Tyler Battling Hepatitis C

andPOP Staff — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:47:00 +0000

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is set to reveal that he has been battling hepatitis C ever since being diagnosed with the viral disease three years ago.

The revelation came in an interview with Access Hollywood, set to air Tuesday night.

According to the New York Daily News, Tyler sayd that he contracted the infection several years earlier but had not experienced any symptoms. After being diagnosed, he underwent an aggressive treatment regimine of pills and antiviral drug injections.

“I’ve been pretty quiet about this,” says Tyler, adding that the treatment has been very successful. “It is nonexistent in my bloodstream…where it’s like a complete cure.”

Though there is, in fact, no known cure or vaccine for hepatitis C, it can be managed and reduced in the bloodstream through treatment with strong antiviral drugs that boost the immune system. Drug addicts are plagued by the disease, as it is often transmitted through dirty needles.

No details have been revealed on how Tyler picked up the disease, though he has a history of drug addiction.

Tyler also said that he will work to raise awareness about the virus.

“Hepatitis C is the one that, of all the people in this room, at least three have it and don’t know it,” he says. “It’s the silent killer. I may go on Oprah and talk about this. I hope you don’t mind me mentioning that.”