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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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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…)

Even though it’s been said that the guys in Aerosmith are not breaking up, Steven Tyler might be on hiatus from the band for an entire two years.

Joe Perry has said that the band still wants to play, so they may be looking around for replacements. In a new poll, “Rolling Stone” asked its readers who should replace the aged rocker. The readers responded that Buckcherry’s frontman, Josh Todd, would be an adequate replacement.

Here are their top five replacement selections:

1. Josh Todd (Buckcherry)
2. David Johansen (New York Dolls)
3. David Lee Roth
4. Iggy Pop
5. Adam Lambert

I don’t think anyone would be able to replace Steven Tyler. He’s unique, old school, and classic. To replace that would take away from the band’s signature sound. What do you think?

Now I’m confused.

Joe Perry and Brad Whitford said that they would be looking for a new singer for Aerosmith, since they thought Steven Tyler had quit the band. Even more recently, Steven performed “Walk This Way” with the Joe Perry Project and gave the proclamation that he’s “the rainbow” and that he’s not leaving the band.

Fast forward to today, where Joe is saying that he’s not convinced Steven is still with the band. Joe said that even though Steven made an appearance, he left right afterward without speaking to anyone. Joe seems like a little girl here, doesn’t he? It’s like he’s waiting by the phone for HIM to call. Jesus, dude, pick up a phone, send a text, tweet him, skywrite that crap, do something. But, please, never whine.

Joe says, “There was all this commotion during our encore break and somebody said, ‘Steven is here.’ I was like, ‘What?’ So he came up and sang and that was the last I saw of him.”

Joe and the guys are still considering taking a break without Steven.(!) He added, “He wants to take two years off from the band. The rest of the band wants to keep on working. We have so many different options to fill up that time. Anything is possible at this point.”

Fans will be lost while you guys search for your new frontman and still call the band Aerosmith. Trust.

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After creating a mass hysteria (thanks to Brad and Joe), we’ve just learned that Steven Tyler will continue on as the mouthpiece for Aerosmith. Thank God for small favors!

The news started when Brad Whitford was quoted as saying that they may have to seek out another singer, along with Joe Perry whining that Steven doesn’t return his calls and blah blah blah.

Well, folks, none of it is true. Steven isn’t going anywhere and Aerosmith will remain intact. He took the stage while Joe was performing with his act, The Joe Perry Project and cleared the whole thing up.

After the jump for the quote and video (which may be NSFW due to language): (continue reading…)

A couple of days ago, I unleashed a bit of a tirade against the guys in Aerosmith for trying to give frontman Steven Tyler the axe. Now, Joe Perry is tweeting about the rumors.

He said: (continue reading…)

Note to Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, and you other twats involved in this nonsense: If you try to replace Steven Tyler as the singer in Aerosmith, you will lose A LOT of fans. A LOT!

According to NME, Joe Perry said that after Steven fell off the stage, ACCIDENTALLY, that he had “got to get his act together” if the band are to survive.

HE FELL OFF OF A STAGE, MORONS.

Brad said, “I’m not sure how good that would look, it would largely depend on who we could get and who would want to do it. That’s big shoes to fill.”

You’re freakin’ right those are big shoes to fill. No one can.

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The Joe Perry Project has just released their new song, “Long Way To Go” and you can compare it to Aerosmith listen to it here!

Enjoy: (continue reading…)

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler suffered a nasty fall which left him with a bonk on his head and a broken shoulder at a rally in Sturgis on August 5, 2009.

Now, the band has taken to their official website to announce the cancellation of the remainder of their tour, to allow Tyler to get healthy.

After the jump for the entire statement: (continue reading…)

Steven Tyler was performing with Aerosmith at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last night in South Dakota, when he decided to entertain the audience on a catwalk. He strutted over to the end and did a little spin. He fell off of the stage and onto some fans in the audience.

He has suffered head, neck, and shoulder injuries as a result of the fall. He was taken to the hospital to be checked out.

Joe Perry’s wife, Billie, has been updating her Twitter with any news. (continue reading…)

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Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler does not like to be impersonated on blogs. Who does?

In a lawsuit filed today in L.A., Steven claims that impersonators have posted pictures and intimate details of his private life with his girlfriend, his children, and his mother.

Steven’s mother recently passed away, so I can see how he’d be mad about that. Apparently those sites were removed by Google in December of last year, but have since resurfaced.

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Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Steven Tyler’s mother, Susan Ray Tallarico.

She passed away from natural causes last Monday. She was 84.

R.I.P.

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Steven Tyler lied to us! But we’re going to take it easy on him because he’s still a cool dude. And besides that, we’re going to be able to buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith soon…..woot!

Steven said that he checked into rehab in search of a safe environment to recovery from foot surgery. He’s now saying that it was due to his painkiller addiction that he suffered from while he was recovering from said foot surgery.

At least he’s back to where he needs to be…that’s all that matters. It’s not like he’s Amy Winehouse or anything, right?

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Steven Tyler has checked into a rehab facility in California and his representative says that he has no information on the topic.

Get well soon, Steven!!!

All of your fans are here to support you!!

From the picture, you can see that everything is going to be okay. I just hope that our favorite big lipped rocker doesn’t end up on the next Celebrity Rehab or some crap. That would suck.

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Don’t take Steven Tyler’s picture! An Indian woman was at the same club, Pangea, as Steven Tyler and his girlfriend Erin Brady. She tried to take a picture of the famous Aerosmith frontman, but was brutally rebuffed by his girl.

Rumor has it that Erin got in the way of the picture being taken and some words were exchanged….and all of the sudden–CAT FIGHT!

Police in Florida questioned both Steven Tyler and Erin Brady for an hour before releasing them.

Somehow I feel that a lawsuit is going to emerge from this. Just sayin’.