| Has Steven Tyler Jumped Ship? |
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November 9, 2009
Aerosmith |
Steven Tyler set the rumor mill churning last week when he told Classic Rock magazine that he plans to start "working on the brand of myself – Brand Tyler." He also cryptically stated, "Once the band hit the final note and I walk off stage – then I’ll tell you the whole story," implying that there was friction in the Aerosmith camp. Now it looks like there is a major miscommunication problem as well, since guitarist Joe Perry told the Las Vegas Sun that, "Steven quit as far as I can tell." He continued, "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."
Perry also claimed that Tyler is notorious for not returning phone calls, leaving him clueless about Tyler's intentions. "That’s one thing I’ve learned to live with. I try to overlook it. I like to pick my battles," he explained. "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 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."
Much of Aerosmith's recent world tour was canceled in August after Tyler fell off the stage at a Sturgis, SD and broke his shoulder. The band members were unhappy to be sidelined, but Aerosmith salvaged the final leg of the tour, including two shows in Hawaii and one Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Perry said right now, he simply hopes to keep his band together.
"Right now I'm adjusting to how we're going to go on. 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," he told the Sun. "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."
Guitarist Brad Whitford also insinuated that Aerosmith would be open to making music with another singer, as he told Classic Rock, "Nobody could replace Steven or imitate him – he's one of a kind. But if somebody was willing to do it and the chemistry was right, why not?" However, bassist Tom Hamilton dismissed that report to the Boston Herald and said he hopes things can be worked out between all parties. He noted that when the band does a new record, it "pretty much would have to be" with Tyler at the helm. "I guess we’ve got to wait until he’s not mad at us," Hamilton told the Herald. "There's still a lot of love left but for some reason he’s not very happy with the rest of us. Maybe he's just too used to people jumping to his agenda."
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