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Tyler's lawyers aim to halt Aerosmith auditions
Feb. 1, 2010, 9:21 AM EST
WENN -- Lawyers representing Steven Tyler have contacted Aerosmith's manager threatening legal action unless the band halts auditions for a replacement singer.

Guitarist Joe Perry recently revealed the musicians are looking to replace the rocker while he takes a hiatus to recover from a recent stint in rehab -- insisting they want to continue with plans for a new tour and album without the frontman.

What if the band just fired his ass, then could they move on?

It would be interesting to see how John Corabi would sound with the band...

Why don't they just get Cain to call up Tyler and handle it? I hear he has experience in that area....

bluejeangirl76 wrote:Why don't they just get Cain to call up Tyler and handle it? I hear he has experience in that area....

I think Cain lost his touch circa June 2007.

Rhiannon wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:Why don't they just get Cain to call up Tyler and handle it? I hear he has experience in that area....

I think Cain lost his touch circa June 2007.

Hmm. Good point.

bluejeangirl76 wrote:Why don't they just get Cain to call up Tyler and handle it? I hear he has experience in that area....

I thought the EXACT same thing!!!

In case anyone is interested, This Wednesday on Q Jian Ghomeshi (CBC Radio) will be interviewing Joe Perry. Here is a link for more information. It should be interesting.

http://www.cbc.ca/q/

Journey was smart in the long run to handle the Perry situation in how they did it... we might still be waiting for a journey reunion from 1998, if they let Perry be in control... AREOSMITH will be an UGLY DIVORCE!! Or is it Rock and Roll for publicity sake...

AlteredDNA wrote:It would be interesting to see how John Corabi would sound with the band...

Hmmmmmmm....

Did anyone really think he was going to sit quiet and do nothing, that would be stupid!!

Definitely a game of professional chicken.

Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band. I can't see the band continuously touring for the next decade so I don't see a settlement akin to what Journey did happening in this case.
From most accounts, Tyler is pretty irresponsible and has given some of his rights way over the last few years so I'm not sure what kind of deal he could negotiate.

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

bluejeangirl76 wrote:Why don't they just get Cain to call up Tyler and handle it? I hear he has experience in that area....

Thanks!! almost spit coke everywhere on that one!

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

lies, all lies

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Not really. Journey has had, and will have more success than Aerosmith without Tyler.

Red13JoePa wrote:

AlteredDNA wrote:It would be interesting to see how John Corabi would sound with the band...

Hmmmmmmm....

Glad someone appreciates my idea...

AlteredDNA wrote:

Red13JoePa wrote:

AlteredDNA wrote:It would be interesting to see how John Corabi would sound with the band...

Hmmmmmmm....

Glad someone appreciates my idea...

+ 1

Love Corabi....

A more complete rundown from Billboard:

Tyler's Los Angeles-based attorney, Skip Miller, fired off a letter to Aerosmith manager Howard Kaufman last week, independently obtained by Billboard.com, requesting that Aerosmith's management "immediately cease and desist from engaging in acts and conduct to the harm and detriment of your own client, Aerosmith, and our client who is one of its members." Miller subsequently told Billboard.com that on behalf of Tyler he's called a meeting of Aerosmith's "shareholders" on Feb. 9 to discuss the band's future, including recording a new album and touring this year of Europe and South America. The four-page letter also states that "we reserve all of our legal rights and remedies in this matter, including, without limitation, pursuing legal action for damages and other appropriate relief."

"Steven Tyler does not want lawsuits," said Miller. "We do not want to go in that direction. The direction we want is Aerosmith, with Steven Tyler, touring in Europe, touring Latin America, releasing a new album...This is the direction it's all intended to go. It's just amazing to me current management would be taking any other position."

Aerosmith's management declined comment. Miller says he has not yet received a response from Kaufman or any of Aerosmith's other representatives. As for what the next step will be if Aerosmith continues with its search for a new singer, Miller said "we'll cross that bridge if and when we come to it. I hope we don't. I don't think we will."

Tyler is currently undergoing therapy for a painkiller addiction brought on by orthopedic problems. The location of his treatment is unknown, but recent public appearances -- singing karaoke at a bar in Palm Springs, Calif., and signing autographs and singing over the public address system at a Home Depot -- led to speculation he's at the nearby Betty Ford Center.

Miller says the Jan. 27 letter was prompted by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry's recent comments in the Canadian press about replacing Tyler and by a meeting earlier in January attended by Kaufman, Tyler's music attorney John Branca and Tyler's new manager Allen Kovac of 10th Street Entertainment. Kaufman, according to Miller, "said point blank he didn't think Steven should be part of Aerosmith, flat-out said the band would be better off without Steven -- which, in my opinion, is a very questionable management decision by a fiduciary."

Miller's letter argues that "the animus and negativity you have expressed towards Mr. Tyler has created an inability to protect both Steven as an individual and the band as a whole. This behavior directed towards a person committing to rehabilitation and recovery is detrimental and hurtful on both a personal and professional level. This is a time Steven has dedicated to transform his life." Miller pointed to Tyler's Dec. 22 statement, in which the singer "confirms his desire to be a part of Aerosmith" and accuses Kaufman of "playing band members off against one another instead of seeking to solidify their relationships and unify them for the overall good of the band...Contrary to all common sense, you are seeing to bring about the replacement of Steven Tyler. Aerosmith without Steven Tyler is like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger, or U2 without Bono. While this management strategy may get the band on the road a few months sooner, it ultimately could destroy Aerosmith."

Miller added that, "Can you imagine the manager of the Rolling Stones calling for the replacement of Mick Jagger? It's just absurd...Tyler is very unique, distinctive. Steven is Aerosmith, along with the others. He's the guy the public knows. He's the singer. I'm blown away that the current manager would even suggest something like (replacing him)."

Both the letter and Miller said that Tyler has been writing songs for a new Aerosmith album and will be ready to perform at the proposed European and South American dates later in the year. Aerosmith had started to record a new album -- its first since 2004's "Honkin' on Bobo" and first of all-original material since 2001's "Just Push Play" -- with producer Brendan O'Brien in late 2008 but put it on hold due to health concerns, including Tyler's bout with pneumonia, and to prepare for a tour last summer with ZZ Top that was aborted after Tyler fell from the stage on Aug. 5 in Sturgis, S.D. Perry, meanwhile, is touring to promote his latest solo album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel," while Brad Whitford is gearing up for an Experience Hendrix tour in March and drummer Joey Kramer is promoting his autobiography, "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top."

The Tyler camp actions come at a time when rumors are further ramping up about who might sit in for Tyler. A Perez Hilton weekend report claims that Billy Idol, who's been widely reported as under consideration, had to skip a scheduled meeting with Perry due to a cold, while other published reports maintain that Chris Cornell and Paul Rodgers have both been approached. Lenny Kravitz, another rumored candidate, has publicly stated he's not interested.

"singing karaoke at a bar in Palm Springs, Calif., and signing autographs and singing over the public address system at a Home Depot -- led to speculation he's at the nearby Betty Ford Center. "


Sounds like he's pretty screwed up. If he's at Betty Ford, what's he doing in a bar????
Continuing without him is lame, but if the guy's a train wreck and the other guys want to work, they should be able to. I don't think anybody will 'buy' it (figuratively and monetarily) but they have that right to flop or succeed on their own.

Tyler, what the hell are you doing?

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

I'm trying to locate the humor in this...but where?!?!?

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

I'm trying to locate the humor in this...but where?!?!?

I was being sarcastic with the bolded part.

Clearer?

I think Aerosmith can do what they want at his point, regardless of how it goes over with the fans.
They have already been inducted into the R&R HOF, are the best selling American Hard Rock band by a mile over everybody else (150million + albums sold) and they have 4 Grammy awards along with 7 from the AMA's.
Their legacy is secure no matter what.
They have always been cool. Aerosmith was selling out multiple shows in the 50,000 seat Tokyo Dome just 5 years ago. Their overseas audience is huge. What's left for them to do?

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

I'm trying to locate the humor in this...but where?!?!?

I was being sarcastic with the bolded part.

Clearer?

You mean now that it's bolded?!!? Yes...still not funny!!

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

I'm trying to locate the humor in this...but where?!?!?

I was being sarcastic with the bolded part.

Clearer?

You mean now that it's bolded?!!? Yes...still not funny!!

+1

but Iam biased toward Greg.

Chris Cornell was approached?

That would be interesting, to say the least.

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:Unlike Steve perry, Tyler is an original member of the band.

This is just like the "when does life begin?" debate only it's "when does Journey begin"...

ok, maybe journey began before perry but was not viable until perry.
Replacing Tyler is akin to replacing Perry.

Gregg Rolie was never viable....still isn't. LOL

I'm trying to locate the humor in this...but where?!?!?

I was being sarcastic with the bolded part.

Clearer?

You mean now that it's bolded?!!? Yes...still not funny!!

It mean nothing against Gregg, whom I love. Some of you people are either really fucking stupid or I'm a shitty communicator.

steveo777 wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:

steveo777 wrote:
I was being sarcastic with the bolded part.

Clearer?

You mean now that it's bolded?!!? Yes...still not funny!!

It mean nothing against Gregg, whom I love. Some of you people are either really
fucking stupid or I'm a shitty communicator.

I'll give you a hint...Ricky and I aren't effin' stupid...