Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith

[Moose]

Aerosmith Says Steven Tyler Has Quit
By Dave Itzkoff

Steve McEnroe/Associated Press
Steven Tyler told a British music magazine that he planned to work on “Brand Tyler.”The sweet emotions that the members of Aerosmith once felt towards each other have apparently come to an end. In an interview with The Las Vegas Sun, the group’s lead guitarist, Joe Perry, said that the singer Steven Tyler quit after a concert in Abu Dhabi. “Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Mr. Perry told The Sun. “I don’t know any more than you do about it.”

Mr. Perry was responding to remarks that Mr. Tyler made in an interview with Classic Rock, a British music magazine, in which Mr. Tyler said that he was preparing to focus on a solo career. “I don’t know what I’m doing yet,” Mr. Tyler said, “but it’s definitely going to be something Steven Tyler: working on the brand of myself - Brand Tyler.”

Mr. Perry said he had had difficulty confirming this with Mr. Tyler because the singer doesn’t return his phone calls. “He’s notorious for that,” Mr. Perry told The Sun. “That’s one thing I’ve learned to live with. I try to overlook it.”

Aerosmith canceled several concerts over the summer amid an injury-plagued season after Mr. Tyler fell from a stage on Aug. 5. A publicist for the band referred questions to its management, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...yler-has-quit/

[Moose]

There's no Aerosmith without Tyler (or Perry, to be honest).

Aerosmith has been together for 40 years. I don't see Tyler succeeding on his own (especially at 61 years of age), or Aerosmith carrying on without him.

Seen them a couple of times, it was always a good show. "Dream On" has to be one of the great live rock songs of all time.

[Ti-Amie]

Originally Posted by Moose

There's no Aerosmith without Tyler (or Perry, to be honest).

Aerosmith has been together for 40 years. I don't see Tyler succeeding on his own (especially at 61 years of age), or Aerosmith carrying on without him.

Seen them a couple of times, it was always a good show. "Dream On" has to be one of the great live rock songs of all time.

[missinandre]

Steven Tyler without Aerosmith? Aerosmith without Steven Tyler?

Doesn't work for me

[Drop-shot]

I saw Steven Tyler in the RPB and thought: "uh oh, he's dead."

[shtexas]

So, was this all a publicity stunt.

Apparently, Tyler appeared with Perry onstage for a song during a performance by Perry's solo project. Tyler announced he was not leaving the band.

That was last night.

Now, Perry says it's still uncertain despite the performance and declaration. Perry says Tyler wants to take a few years off from Aerosmith.

I'm losing interest.

[JTContinental]

I lost interest in Aerosmith when they stopped making songs that rocked, and only did sappy movie soundtrack ballads.

[Charlie02123]

Does "Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith" mean that he rose from the dead, then resurrected the band, then quit it?

[OlderfanCA]

I have seen recent photos of him in various sets of circumstances recently. In a store shopping, on the red carpet, etc. He looks the worse for wear. I hope I am wrong, but I'm sensing that he may have "fallen off the wagon."

[ptmcmahon]

One of my biggest regrets will be not seeing them live...when I first really started listening to music back in the early 90's they were my first favorite band.