Aerosmith Still In Turmoil Regarding Situation With
Singer Steven Tyler
Although Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler took to the stage
with The Joe Perry Project recently to perform "Walk This Way" and
announced he was not, contrary to rumours, leaving the band, it
would appear that Aerosmith's problems are still far from over. Joe
Perry has told Billboard.com that Tyler "never said he was leaving
the band" but that that the singer "said he wanted two years off to
do his other projects," which has created some tension and problems
within the group.
"Aerosmith wants to work," says Perry, who Tweeted earlier in
the week that the band was "positively looking for a new singer to
work with." He adds, "the band's been playing together for 40
years. It's a really powerful rock band, and I don't want to see it
just go to waste and I don't think any of the other guys do,
either. We're gonna work and we're gonna do something -- I'm not
exactly sure what yet, but the band's too good to let it sit
around. We're not going to wait for Steven."
Perry says he's had one conference call during the past week
with bandmates Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer, but
they have not made any firm decisions about anything -- including
working with another singer while Tyler is pursuing his outside
endeavors. "We're waiting for things to kind of settle down, and
then we'll figure out what we're gonna do. Anything is possible,"
the guitarist says.