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justnsane
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11/9/2009 7:03 PM
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[link to www.lasvegassun.com]
By Jerry Fink (contact)
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 | 4:03 p.m.
Aerosmith at MGM Grand
Sun Coverage
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said today that singer Steven Tyler quit the band following a recent concert in Abu Dhabi.
Bassist Tom Hamilton told the Boston Herald’s Inside Track that there is dissension among the “Bad Boys From Boston,” but that he hopes things can be worked out. He dismissed a report that guitarist Brad Whitford discussed the possiblity of Aerosmith finding a new frontman.
However, Perry told the Las Vegas Sun today that he believes Tyler is history.
“Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Perry said from his Boston home. “I don’t know anymore than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don’t know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don’t know.”
Part of the problem, he says, is that Tyler doesn’t return his phone calls.
“He’s notorious for that,” Perry said. “That’s one thing I’ve learned to live with. I try to overlook it. I like to pick my battles. Frankly, the last few months I’ve been wanting not to rock the boat. I don’t want him canceling any more gigs. We really wanted to do these last four. We just kind of didn’t want to call him out or anything and get him anymore pissed off, for whatever reason. So we just let things lie. So we did the gigs and, like I said, I got off the plane and saw this online. That’s how I know about it.”
Perry will perform his Joe Perry Project Nov. 28 at the Las Vegas House of Blues, performing from his latest release “Have Guitar, Will Travel.”
Most of Aerosmith’s recent world tour was canceled in August after Tyler fell from the stage at a Sturgis, S.D., concert and broke his shoulder. The band members were unhappy with Tyler over the incident. However, Aerosmith salvaged the final leg of the tour, including two shows in Hawaii and one Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix before more than 50,000 fans.
After the Middle Eastern concert the band parted ways with Perry going to London to attend the Classic Rock & Roll of Honour awards ceremony on Monday. Perry said he arrived home in Boston on Wednesday and read on the Internet that Tyler planned to leave the band.
“He has had no contact with me or the other band members,” Perry said.
He says he hopes to keep Aerosmith together, with or without Tyler, but he was so stunned by recent developments he doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
“Right now I’m adjusting to how we’re going to go on,” Perry says. “Aerosmith is such a powerful band, I mean it’s like a steam locomotive. You just can’t disregard 40 years of four guys who play together as well as they do. We’re just trying to – at least I am – trying to figure out what direction the band should take.
“As far as replacing Steve, it’s not just about that, it’s also four guys that play extremely well together, and I’m not going to see that go to waste. I really don’t know what path it’s going to take at this point, but we’ll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we’ll be able to move the Aerosmith up a notch, move the vibe up a notch.”
Perry believes Tyler has been planning on leaving for a while.
“Obviously he hasn’t been giving 100 percent to this thing for a long time,” Perry said. “He’s obviously had this planned for a long time. To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about it on the Internet – it’s like, 'See you later, Bud.’ I still care for him as a person, or at least the person I used to know. But things change.”
Aerosmith rose to popularity in the ’70s with a combination of hard rock and power ballads only to be derailed by drug and alcohol abuse. After Tyler completed rehab in 1986, the band rose to prominence again. There were rumors last year that Tyler had checked back into rehab after more than 20 years of sobriety.
Perry himself left the band for two years in 1979. While he was away he created the solo Joe Perry Project, which has now released five albums.
“The circumstances were different then,” Perry said. “We’d been touring pretty much nonstop for eight years and the band was just pretty much burned out on each other. We needed a break. We needed to take a vacation but blood was running so hot I just had to leave, had to get out of there. But I certainly wasn’t going to stop playing so I put out a solo project.” |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 731035
United States
11/9/2009 7:05 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
thank god maybe the band can finally make some good music |
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Winningjob 
Create YOUR reality
User ID: 385114
United States
11/9/2009 7:06 PM
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Does this have anything to do with when he fell offstage and hit his head? Seriously, does he maybe HAVE to stop touring or something?
"I'd rather die fighting on my own terms with a rifle in my hands, than to die whimpering and begging for mercy in some ditch with my hands tied behind my back."
- James Wesley, Rawles |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 728979
United States
11/9/2009 7:08 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Time to call it quits and live off the royalties.
It was a good run, Aerosmith. Age gracefully, guys.
I bought amps at Whitcomb's, too. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 769657
United States
11/9/2009 7:09 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 683049
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11/9/2009 7:11 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
How could they possibly go on without him? What the hell is wrong with bands who have been around forever, yet somehow think they are greater than their lead singer, it's disgraceful. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 814484
United States
11/9/2009 7:14 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 769657
"bad boys of rock" ??? These old men are in their sixties for god sakes! Their SENIOR CITIZENS!!!
It was cool when they were in their twenties and thirtees, but there is something fundamentally wrong in seeing a bunch of geriatrics running around and singing about shit you were doing 40 years ago, lol! |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 7:17 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 769657
Maybe, he was fucked up on drugs and that is the reason he fell and hit his head. As well, as checked into rehab recently. |
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Hillcrest
User ID: 392015
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11/9/2009 7:19 PM
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“Have Guitar, Will Travel.” Quoting: justnsane
how original 
fear the Almighty. |
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Joqui
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11/9/2009 7:21 PM
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I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit.
"bad boys of rock" ??? These old men are in their sixties for god sakes! Their SENIOR CITIZENS!!!
It was cool when they were in their twenties and thirtees, but there is something fundamentally wrong in seeing a bunch of geriatrics running around and singing about shit you were doing 40 years ago, lol! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 814484
OK by me...keep on rocking guys!  |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 654046
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11/9/2009 7:22 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Really, its about time.., probably 25+ years overdue already. What is he about 73?
A 70's plane crash would have made for a better ending.
mo |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 654301
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11/9/2009 7:22 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
It was a good run, Aerosmith. Age gracefully, guys. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 728979
too late for that, they should have retired in the 80s! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 711796
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11/9/2009 7:24 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
WHO |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 814545
United States
11/9/2009 7:25 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Predicted by Nostradamus in quatrain IX. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 808409
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11/9/2009 7:25 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit.
Maybe, he was fucked up on drugs and that is the reason he fell and hit his head. As well, as checked into rehab recently. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 814539
Or maybe he is now fucked up on pain killers after he fell and hit his head. Those "Cain" pills will make you act erratically to say the least. Peace |
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NOLADOG
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11/9/2009 7:29 PM
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Without him...they have lost a lot..
But I suppose it's time to retire.
THREAD POLICE...On your knees and Kiss My Royal American Ass!! AND be glad I ALLOW you to do it!! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 814484
United States
11/9/2009 7:29 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit.
"bad boys of rock" ??? These old men are in their sixties for god sakes! Their SENIOR CITIZENS!!!
It was cool when they were in their twenties and thirtees, but there is something fundamentally wrong in seeing a bunch of geriatrics running around and singing about shit you were doing 40 years ago, lol!
OK by me...keep on rocking guys!
Let me guess, you're an old guy too, lol! So if their still "rockin'", then you're still 'rockin', lol!!! |
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Joqui
User ID: 784778
United States
11/9/2009 7:33 PM
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I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit.
"bad boys of rock" ??? These old men are in their sixties for god sakes! Their SENIOR CITIZENS!!!
It was cool when they were in their twenties and thirtees, but there is something fundamentally wrong in seeing a bunch of geriatrics running around and singing about shit you were doing 40 years ago, lol!
OK by me...keep on rocking guys!
Let me guess, you're an old guy too, lol! So if their still "rockin'", then you're still 'rockin', lol!!!
I you still can & get paid for it... Who gives a FUCK how old you are! If it bothers you don't listen to em & press on... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 814484
United States
11/9/2009 7:35 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
I was wondering that too. maybe he had a head injury, it changes a person, or maybe it made him realize he's too old for this shit.
"bad boys of rock" ??? These old men are in their sixties for god sakes! Their SENIOR CITIZENS!!!
It was cool when they were in their twenties and thirtees, but there is something fundamentally wrong in seeing a bunch of geriatrics running around and singing about shit you were doing 40 years ago, lol!
OK by me...keep on rocking guys!
Let me guess, you're an old guy too, lol! So if their still "rockin'", then you're still 'rockin', lol!!!
I you still can & get paid for it... Who gives a FUCK how old you are! If it bothers you don't listen to em & press on...
Relax, daddy-o, it's just an opinion...my opinion. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 706857
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11/9/2009 7:39 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
singers are the biggest babies
oh wow, pat tillman's wife is on tv right now talking about her husband and football. she's very beautiful. poor woman, very very sad.
back on topic....
singers are pussies
my favorites are all such divas
halford, dickinson, ozzy, marcolin
something about being able to sing but not being able
to play an instrument turns people into gigantic buttholes
they never even bother to write any goddamn lyrics either
lazy fucks |
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Joqui
User ID: 784778
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11/9/2009 7:39 PM
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It was my favorite band growing up, junior! & your opinion is noted.
Last Edited by Joqui on 11/9/2009 at 7:41 PM |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 7:41 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Really? Tyler quit? I wouldn't have noticed. They haven't written anything really original in like...forever |
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Billy5150
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11/9/2009 7:43 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Aerosmith without Tyler? That's like Van Halen without Roth!
Oh, wait... |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 7:45 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
they never even bother to write any goddamn lyrics either
lazy fucks Quoting: Anonymous Coward 706857
especially ozzy |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 7:47 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Maybe Disney can finally get a new tune on the Rock and Roller Coaster now. |
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Enaid
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11/9/2009 10:03 PM
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The last time they performed here - they sucked really, really bad.
I had wanted to see them. But glad I didn't.
I love Aerosmith. |
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Revbo
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11/9/2009 10:06 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
"He hopes to keep the band together, with or without Tyler"?
Aerosmith without Steven Tyler is a tribute band.
TANSTAAFL |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 10:08 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Tyler was good years ago, but now he's washed up and back on drugs. Rob Halford from Priest is 10x the professional of this guy. Saw Judas Priest this summer, they were so professional and kickass it was incredible. |
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Anonymous Coward
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11/9/2009 10:13 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Who? And...who cares? |
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Anonymous Coward
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 567074
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11/9/2009 10:27 PM | | Re: Steven Tyler quits Aerosmith | Quote |
Really, its about time.., probably 25+ years overdue already. What is he about 73?
A 70's plane crash would have made for a better ending.
mo Quoting: Anonymous Coward 654046
pretty cold in here |
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