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Aerosmith have admitted that they were forced to hold "crisis talks" to prevent the group from breaking up. The move came after frontman Steven Tyler announced plans to quit the band last year, prompting guitarist Joe Perry to stage auditions for a new singer in order for Aerosmith to complete touring commitments. Bassist Tom Hamilton has now revealed that the feuding pair only managed to resolve their differences following an emergency meeting to talk through their problems in February. "There was management there. [We were] all lawyered up," he told the Boston Herald. "There was a lot of sort of reconciling and processing feelings (more)...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into rehab to be treated for his addiction to painkillers. Tyler entered an unnamed centre to seek treatment for his addiction to painkillers, which comes from years of orthopaedic injuries, Contactmusic reported. "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," The 61-year-old rocker, who was recently rumoured to have quit the band said ...

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has entered rehab to kick his addiction to prescription painkillers.

"With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," Tyler, 61, says in a statement to People magazine.

Steven also thanked Aerosmith fans for...

Singer pledges to get back onstage with the band after rehab.

By Gil Kaufman

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler

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After months of rumors, back-and-forth accusations, denials and threats of moving on from his bandmates, Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has entered a rehabilitation facility to treat a painkiller addiction.

"With the help of my family and team of medical professionals I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," the singer said in a statement released on Tuesday. "I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith. I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of."

In an additional comment to Rolling Stone, Tyler also quashed...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has officially entered rehab to treat his addiction to painkillers, according to reports. In a statement released to People, Tyler said: 'With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford.' He added: 'I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith. I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of.' Tyler has suffered orthopedic injuries over the past...

Steven Tyler has checked into rehab. The Aerosmith frontman entered an unnamed centre to seek treatment for his addiction to painkillers, which comes from years of orthopaedic injuries. The 61-year-old rocker - who was recently rumoured to have quit the band - said in a statement: "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford. "I love Aerosmith and I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith. I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving...

Steven Tyler issues a confirming statement to People that he has checked himself into rehab to get rid of his addiction to prescription painkillers as a result of performance injuries 10 years ago. "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," says the 61-year-old musician.

"I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," continues Steven referring to his rock band. "I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of." No information is shared though on the name of the facility where he is treated.

In the wake of Steven's rehab confirmation, his daughter Liv Tyler says,...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into a rehab clinic for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers. The 61-year-old singer, who developed an addiction to the lethal pills after performing for 10 years with crippling injuries, released his own statement Tuesday. It said: 'With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford. 'I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith. I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving...

Steven Tyler needs more than time to get healthy. The Aerosmith frontman has checked into rehab for the second time in as many years, again to address chronic pain he suffers from all the wear and tear that rocking out has caused him over the years. "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," Tyler said in a statement. "I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," he adds. "I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed...

Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler has reportedly entered rehab to seek treatment for an alleged prescription-painkiller addiction. Tyler, 61, checked into a facility for pain management and his alleged addition to painkillers, stemming from years of orthopedic injuries, reports People.com. "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," Tyler says in a statement to the site. "I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," he continues. "I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of." People says the rocker's daughter, actress Liv Tyler, adds: "My family and I are in complete support of my dad's decision to seek treatment.

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries, People has learned. "With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my bandmates Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford," Tyler says in a statement released to People. "I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," he adds. "I am grateful...

'You guys know more about it than I do. Everything is through the press,' said the legendary band's guitarist.

By Larry Carroll

Joe Perry arrives at the American Music Awards

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Los Angeles — The 39-year history of Aerosmith has had more than its share of ups and downs. Between the successes and failures, the drug use and recoveries, the legendary bad-boy behavior and the tours all over the world, "America's Greatest Rock Band" has enough material to fill a half-dozen biopics. But those four decades seem almost quiet compared to the hostile events of the past few weeks. And now, with the band on the verge of being torn apart, a visibly displeased Joe Perry told us at the American Music Awards that he and Steven Tyler aren't even close to making up.

"Um, well ... I don't know," he shrugged, admitting that the future of Aerosmith is in doubt.

As Steven Tyler's bandmates ponder the future now that he has decided to take a two-year break from Aerosmith, they are also expressing concerns about the singer's well-being. "I think that he needs help and that attention needs to be put to his health," drummer Joey Kramer tells People. And Kramer says he isn't referring to the broken shoulder Tyler sustained when he fell off the stage during a concert in August. Asked if he thinks there is something else going on with Tyler, he says, "I do." Recent reports in the Boston Herald and online suggest Tyler, who...

Joe Perry still isn't sure which way Steven Tyler's walking. After reports swirled that Tyler might be leaving Aerosmith, his unexpected performance with bandmate Perry in New York City on Tuesday night wasn't just a shock to fans but also to Perry. At the performance, Tyler said, "I just want New York to know I'm not leaving Aerosmith." Related: Steven Tyler: Back with Aerosmith"I was totally surprised. I had no idea he was going to show up," Perry tells People in his first interview since the show. In fact, the pair hadn't spoken in weeks. "All I...

Aerosmith's most famous face is not quitting the group. Steven Tyler has denied speculations he is leaving the band, busting the incessant rumors during a show in New York.

Joining guitarist Joe Perry on stage at the Irving Plaza, Tyler told the crowd, "I just want New York to know, I am not leaving Aerosmith."

Last week, Perry, who is currently doing a solo side project, has told Las Vegas Sun that Steven "quit as far as I can tell," prompting reports that the frontman has left the band he helped formed in the late '60s.

Perry added that Tyler doesn't return his phone calls and that the singer has had no contacts with him or with the other band members - Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer.

Singer's doctors advise him to take time off to heal broken shoulder.

By Gil Kaufman

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler

Photo: Kevin Kane/ WireImage

Aerosmith canceled the rest of their summer tour with Zz Top on Thursday as a result of injuries sustained by singer Steven Tyler, 61, last week at a gig in Sturgis, South Dakota, during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Vamping for the crowd while some sound issues were being worked out at the August 5 show, the veteran frontman known for his high-energy performances fell off the stage at the gig and suffered a broken shoulder and a gash in his head that required 20 stitches. Tyler was airlifted from the venue and later flown to Boston to consult with his personal doctors about the injuries. They advised him to take time off to properly recuperate, according to a statement released by the band.

In a note to fans, Tyler described what happened before the accident,...

Given the walking-wounded list of injuries sustained by Beantown rockers Aerosmith on the road (and on the road to the road) this summer, it’s easy to compare the veteran group to another mishap-plagued act, Spinal Tap.

Only, unlike Tap’s legendary string of accident-prone skinsmen, Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer is actually the only one in the group who hasn’t been laid up so far this year. As for the rest of them, the hits, and falls, and bumps, and titanium knees, keep on coming.

Wednesday brought the latest ER visit, this time for singer Steven Tyler, 61, who was reportedly goofing around and dancing a little jig onstage at the rough and ready Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota after the sound went out during "Love In An Elevator."

Tyler took a step too far and slipped off the stage, landing in a heap on some fans and then...

Singer suffered minor head, neck injuries during South Dakota concert.

By Gil Kaufman

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler (file)

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In the latest injury to befall Aerosmith's star-crossed summer tour, lead singer Steven Tyler, 61, fell backwards off the stage on Wednesday night during the band's show in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was airlifted to a hospital for treatment.

According to The Associated Press, after the sound system at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally failed during the song "Love in an Elevator," Tyler was dancing around in an attempt to entertain the crowd when he fell.

"He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mic stand. He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage," said Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground, which hosted the outdoor concert. About halfway through the show,...

Veteran rockers Aerosmith has suffered another member injury. Bassist Tom Hamilton has been forced to pull out of some of the band's shows from tour as he recovers from an undisclosed surgery.

A statement on their website reads: "Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton will be sitting out some dates of the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Presents Aerosmith tour dates with special guests Zz Top as he recuperates from non-invasive surgery."

"Filling in for Tom will be David Hull, a longtime friend of the band who played in the Joe Perry Project and who sat in for Tom on various shows in 2006."

The band has already suffered several canceled tour dates because of lead singer Steven Tyler's leg injury, which he sustained during their June 28 gig in Uncasville, Ct.

Aerosmith has been rocking the world since 1970. As if that weren't remarkable enough a feat, against all odds the legendary band is still comprised of its original members: vocalist Steven Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer. On Wednesday, Aerosmith starts a summer tour in St. Louis. Beginning 21, they'll be joined by Zz Top in a hit-filled double bill sure to please classic rock fans. (Whitford, who is recovering from surgery, will join the tour in progress. Until then, guitarist Bobby Schneck will fill in). Hamilton talked to Hitfix from his Boston-area...

Here’s the complete song list for the latest release “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” available now on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2. “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” puts players in the shoes of Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as they rock out alongside frontman Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. Tier 1 - Nipmuc High School (Getting the band together.) All the Young Dudes - Mott [...]...

Watch the latest video game trailer for “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” available now on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Description: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts players in the shoes of Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as they rock out alongside frontman Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. As players progress through the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith’s greatest hits, as well as [...]...

Steven Tyler, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford from Aerosmith are interviewed about the development of the upcoming video game “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” coming soon to the Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 2. Description: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass)as they rock out alongside frontman Tyler and drummer Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s legendary career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty. As players progress through [...]...