Aerosmith's Tyler, Perry Are Back In The Saddle Again

[Don]

by Gary Graff, Detroit | jun 30, 2010 5:04 EDT

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/aerosmi ... 1760.story


"The fuck-yous run deep in a band like Aerosmith," Steven Tyler tells Billboard.com, "and the best part about it is the make-up. We live to be on stage with each other and play -- because we don't really know what else to do, to be honest with you!"

Tyler and company have certainly been through the ringer since last Aug. 5, when he fell from the stage in Sturgis, S.D., suffering injuries that forced the cancellation of the group's North American tour. After that he talked about solo ambitions while his bandmates talked about replacing him. Guitarist Joe Perry released a solo album. Tyler went into rehab. Nasty comments and threats of litigation were exchanged all around.

Now, however, Aerosmith is back and, according to Tyler, "just kicking ass and taking names every night" of its Cocked, Locked And Ready To Rock Tour, which has already played South America and is currently in Europe before hitting North America for 18 dates starting July 26 in Irvine, Calif., with an Aug. 14 hometown show at Boston's Fenway Park with the J. Geils Band.

"Every night that we play, it's like the best Aerosmith has played in 40 years," Tyler crows. "It's been the best tour that I can remember in my life." Perry adds that, "We've been pulling out some of the old tricks that we used to do back in the 70s, only now it's a lot better because we're in a lot better shape. I mean, we're in the best shape we've ever been."

That's not bad given that as recently as January Perry, guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer were still talking about bringing a new singer into Aerosmith. Tyler, through his attorneys, ultimately requested a face-to-face band meeting, during which differences were apparently resolved. "Differences do get in the way," Tyler concedes. "There's a lot of things I hate Joe for saying and he hates me for saying and things we've done back and forth. But this was interesting this time around because now that we're back together, it's like deprivation. It's not even a reminder, a wake-up call. It just is the truth of why we were both born and put on this planet."

"We've been together for so long that my heart...is never more than six inches away from Steven's, ever," Perry adds. "Even though we may not talk for a short amount of time or a long amount of time...I always have a feeling deep inside that we're always going to be together. This is it. And that's what makes Aerosmith last as long as it has."

Tyler and Perry say that the next item on the agenda is a new Aerosmith album, the group's first since 2004's "Honkin' On Bobo." The group did some recording with producer Brendan O'Brien in 2008 but halted because of Tyler's health problems. Tyler says that new music is "coming down the pike" and that playing live "kinda kindles the fire for (song) writing." An album, he says, is "something we all want to do and all are going to do, and that's that. God knows Joe kept writing and I'm writing, and we're going to put it back together. We got one more for Sony to do and a lot more for someone else that," he says with a laugh, "wants to pay us." Perry, meanwhile, notes that, "The bottom line is we haven't done our best record yet, and we feel like first of all we owe it to ourselves, and second of all we owe it to our fans."

They offered no timetable for the recording, but Tyler has also said he has material ready for a solo album that he'll record some time after Aerosmith's project. He's also been working on his autobiography, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?," which he says is "done and I'm going through it and making some changes," for a proposed fall publication.

[Babyblue]

Well it wouls be great to have then back together.

[Michigan Girl]

"We've been together for so long that my heart...is never more than six inches away from Steven's, ever," Perry adds.

This is going to be great ...like makeup sex!! Would Love to be at that
Boston Show w/J. Geils ...I'm GREEN!!

[lights1961]

OVERRATED...

[Everett]

OVERRATED...

+1

[Don]

You guys are on crack. Their songs from the 70s are fantastic.
Back In The Saddle, Sweet Emotion, Dream On..these guys weren't crying about breakups at the prom or trying to stick their finger in some coochie, they were all about drinking, fucking and having a good time.

[Michigan Girl]

You guys are on crack. Their songs from the 70s are fantastic.
Back In The Saddle, Sweet Emotion, Dream On..these guys weren't crying about breakups at the prom or trying to stick their finger in some coochie, they were all about drinking, fucking and having a good time.

LOL ...Rock and Roll!!
Ricky, Ricky, Ricky ...

[Rockindeano]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

[Everett]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

Styx have sold over 40 million records not 19 dip shit.

[Pelata]

I've never been impressed w/ Aerosmith...decent bar band rock n roll...doesn't suck but it's not mind-blowing (for me) either...

[lights1961]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

Nope... saw Areosmith on tour... in 07...they were washed up and sounded horrible.. would never give dime to them to see again...


REO maybe but not styx!! HAHA... not jealous, just think that being being drunk and stupid is no way to go through life... falling off the stage...etc... thats when you know its time to give it up...I am sure its a matter of a few more months and Tyler will be back to being what he was.

[squirt1]

My son and his girfriend are taking me to see Aerosmith for about the 4th time since 1990. This time I get to see Sammy, as Cincinnati is one of the 11 cities he opens. Do they still use the runway?

[portland]

LOVE them......and well they know it's worth the wait....good on them


Back in the Saddle and Rock on...............they know what makes them great and it is not
another lead singer....oops it slipped out!

[portland]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

Styx have sold over 40 million records not 19 dip shit.

Ugh....they have a Forum you know?? Just a few flights down.

[Everett]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

Styx have sold over 40 million records not 19 dip shit.

Ugh....they have a Forum you know?? Just a few flights down.

Deano started it

[Rockindeano]

OVERRATED...

+1

Jealous much? 60 million units moved equates to overrated huh? And you would say Styx rules having sold 19 million. Gotcha.

Go get a job already you annoying bitch.

Styx have sold over 40 million records not 19 dip shit.

Well according to the RIAA, they have sold 17.5 million...

http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php ... rt&action=


OWNED

[7 Wishes]

How is it there's always a fucking Styx segue on these forums? Enough already.

I mean, until they actually write some new original material, they're just a glorified cover band. Cyclorama was great...why the ten year wait?