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After it was rumored that American Idol judge and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler had married Erin Brady in Hawaii, he confirmed that they are actually engaged.

Steven and Erin have been an item since 2006, but he has just revealed what attracted him to her in the first place. He told Ellen DeGeneres in a new interview, “She has on this hair band on around her head. She looked really old-fashioned, so I took her back in the room and she tied me up with it and I thought, ‘I’m marrying this girl.’”

He went on to say that he didn’t even notice her when they first met. When he saw her for the first time, she was an employee for Clear Channel Communications. He said, “I didn’t notice her.”

Still, along with being with Erin for five years and with two years of sobriety under his belt, he doesn’t live for drugs any longer. He has already been to rehab on more than a few occasions, and that’s an experience that he doesn’t wish to repeat.

He added, “I can’t get back into that world. I can stay high on stage and stay high. I just keep with my program, wish and hope.”

Steven will be judging the upcoming season of American Idol, along with Randy Jackson and Jennifer Lopez. Stay tuned for the scoop on that!

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In the latest issue of People magazine, American Idol judge and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler opened up about his eight trips to rehab!

He has been sober for 16 months, but revealed that if it weren’t for rehab, he would’ve been dead. He said, “Left up to my own devices, I probably would have been dead several times over.”

He went on to reveal, “If you think going out in front of high-def cameras and millions of people I’m not high on adrenaline, you’re crazy. I’m stoned when that curtain drops. I just don’t snort the curtain dropping. I don’t snort J-Lo either, though I do breathe her in.”

If he tried to snort J-Lo, her butt would very likely get caught in his nostril. So that’s a good thing that he doesn’t attempt that. Just sayin’.

Back on August 5, 2009, Steven Tyler was performing with Aerosmith in Sturgis, South Dakota when he suffered a nasty fall off of a stage (video and details here). Afterward, it was announced that Aerosmith had to cancel the rest of their tour dates to allow the singer to recover.

Last night, Steven appeared as a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman, where he admitted that drugs were the culprit in his fall. Check out the video, below:

X17Online reports:

“It’s not any news here about my drug use and addictions in the past. A couple years ago, I was [snorting] Lunesta because of some problems with my feet. That shows you what kind of a drug addict I was, only the finest for me… I was looking for any excuse to get high.”

Crazy! But we’re happy to see that he’s doing better.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that, according to sources well placed within the industry, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has signed with American Idol.

They’re not calling an official confirmation yet, but this is what they had to say about it:

But this marks the first time THR has reported an “Idol” judging panel candidate is locked, with two sources near the talks saying Tyler has signed.

It sure beats getting pushed off the stage by your friend/bandmate.

Aerosmith’s lead guitarist, Joe Perry was in a motorcycle accident with a 62 year-old woman named Linda O’Brien. They where both unharmed, but Linda was charged with following too closely. The police said he was driving his 2009 Ducati Monster 696 when he was hit. He was taken to Morton Hospital and released shortly thereafter.

Thank god his injuries where minor. Watch what you’re doing, lady, he has to play at the ‘Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock’ tour. I wonder what she was thinking (OH MY FREAKIN GOD, I JUST HIT JOE PERRY). She must feel terrible….if she even knows who he is.

What would you do if you hit a famous guitar legend?

Joe Perry recently outed Steven Tyler for auditioning for Led Zeppelin. Now, the singer comes forth with the story and why he loved the experience.

Perry said that the auditions were “shambolic” because Steven was under the impression that they were recording new material.

Of the auditions, Steven said, “The kid in me was dying. I got to sing every song from ‘Black Dog’ up and down and I’ll never forget it as long as I live. I don’t think a band like theirs needs a singer like me. They already had the best; they were the best.”

Talent knows talent, what can I say? He wouldn’t have been great in Zeppelin, but Aerosmith is nothing without him.

According to Contact Music, Steven Tyler auditioned to be Led Zeppelin’s frontman right after Robert Plant bailed from their planned reunion tour in 2008. Who knew?

Joe Perry said Tyler tried out for the job but rehearsals between him, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were chaotic.

Perry said, “Steven disappeared and I called around. Somebody said he was in London trying out for Led Zeppelin.” (continue reading…)

Even though Joe Perry has insisted that the search for a replacement for Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler would only be temporary, Tyler is hitting back!

Tyler’s attorney, Skip Miller, has fired off a letter to Aerosmith manager Howard Kaufman requesting that the band “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.”

I knew they were being sneaky trying to push him out. It ain’t happening, folks.

Miller has called a February 9th meeting of all of Aerosmith’s shareholders to discuss the future of the band. He said, “Steven Tyler does not want lawsuits. 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 albu,…This is the direction it’s all intended to go. It’s just amazing to me current management would be taking any other position.”

Way to go. We all know Aerosmith wouldn’t be where they are today without Steven Tyler’s signature voice.

Original version of story (may be tl;dr).

Steven Tyler has been proving his singing chops over and over (not that he has to), just as Aerosmith says that they’re looking to replace him while he’s out sick.

Recently, Tyler sang karaoke at Palm Desert Bar, much to the delight of fans there.

According to TMZ, the rocker happened to sing Aerosmith songs a cappella over the loudspeaker at the local Home Depot.

He sang, “Dude Looks Like A Lady” and “I Don’t Want TO Miss A Thing.” He also took a hit of helium and sang songs Bee Gees style and signed autographs. This dude appreciates his fans.

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Steven Tyler may be taking an official break from Aerosmith, but he can’t seem to get away from it. And we don’t want him to, either.

The singer made his first public appearance after checking into rehab at a karaoke contest at a Palm Desert bar. He proceeded to sing “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” and was said to have been “very gracious and very kind.”

Karaoke organizer Mike May said, “All of a sudden, near the end of the song, he grabbed the mic and started singing. The whole frickin’ bar surrounded him and he just started singing the whole thing. It was, like, one of those moments – a club DJ’s dream come true.”

Indeed!

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According to guitarist Joe Perry, the guys in Aerosmith are looking for a “temporary” replacement for singer, Steven Tyler.

They are set to start auditions in February for a new singer to fill in for Tyler as he readies himself to return to the band. Tyler is set to undergo some operations that will keep him out of the band for up to a year-and-a-half.

Perry said, “We’re already getting the word out there. The word’s been out there for a while. We’ll start having some auditions, making some phone calls. Hopefully, we’ll have found a new singer by the summer, and Aerosmith will be able to go back out on the road. From what I’ve heard, [Tyler] hasn’t left the band. As far as I’m concerned, he hasn’t left the band. He’s never said he was going to leave the band. But his manager has told our manager that he wants to take some time off. And then lately he’s been saying he wants to come back.” (continue reading…)