STEVEN TYLER: 'Being In AEROSMITH Is Like Living On The Tail Of A Comet'

July 8, 2010

MiamiHerald.com recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. The brief question-and-answer session follows below.

MiamiHerald.com: What has it been like to play with the band after the tumultuous last year?

Tyler: "It's been a great tour. You know it's a little hard for me. Being in AEROSMITH is like living on the tail of a comet. I've had a lot of injuries over the last couple of the years. I had ACL reconstruction on my knee. . .operations on my feet, my mom passed away. A lot of things came into play that made it easy for me to abuse some things."

MiamiHerald.com: There has been tension in AEROSMITH throughout the years. Are you still able to be friends as well as bandmates?

Tyler: "I'm doing a book called 'Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?', and I will be speaking about what it's like to be married to four other guys and what I've had to put up with. There will never be another band like AEROSMITH, and I just don't want to do anything to hurt that. I love the band so much."

MiamiHerald.com: How do you prevent yourself from falling into past patterns on this new tour?

Tyler: "I realize that the best part of me is who I am sober so that's all there is to it. . . . I don't know whether I will use tomorrow, but today I'm happy. There's a 500-pound gorilla on my back, waiting in the parking lot for me that wants to take me down, and I won't for any reason go out there and deal with that."

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