This isn’t the first time Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith. In fact he’s not the only one who has quit. Joe Perry has also bailed on the band in the past. I guess that’s what happens when you have been together for 40 years. Just like any relationship, you get on each other’s nerves and sometimes you need to take a breather.
According to Aerosmith’s lead guitarist, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler quit the band again after a recent conert in Abu Dhabi.
“Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Perry said from his Boston home. “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.”
Apparently Steven Tyler doesn’t like to return calls,
“He’s notorious for that,” Perry said. “That’s one thing I’ve learned to live with. I try to overlook it. I like to pick my battles. 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 kind of 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.”
So far there hasn’t been a discussion between Steven and the rest of the band,
“He has had no contact with me or the other band members,” Perry said.
Joe Perry is crazy enough to think that Aerosmith could go on without Steven Tyler!
“Right now I’m adjusting to how we’re going to go on,” Perry says. “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. 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.”
You are nuts, Joe. Simply nuts. You aren’t going to move up a notch. You are going to FALL FLAT.
“Obviously he hasn’t been giving 100 percent to this thing for a long time,” Perry said. “He’s obviously had this planned for a long time. To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about it on the Internet – it’s like, ‘See you later, Bud.’ I still care for him as a person, or at least the person I used to know. But things change.”
I am personally devastated by this news. I am a huge fan of Aerosmith, they are my favorite band of all time. The Demon of Screamin can’t leave! This is heartbreaking news. I can only hope and pray that the guys can work this out or maybe just take a break……
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