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Aerosmith retires from touring, says Steven Tyler’s voice can’t recover from injury
NY Post ^ | 8/02/24 | Whitney Vasquez

Posted on 08/02/2024 10:02:11 PM PDT by Libloather

So much for Aerosmith’s farewell tour.

The band announced they are retiring from touring after five decades together, revealing their legendary lead singer Steven Tyler’s voice can’t recover from his injury.

“It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith. Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history,” their Instagram post read on Friday.

“It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.”

Tyler has been suffering from ongoing vocal cord and larynx problems that the 76-year-old singer can’t bounce back from.

“We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage,” the statement continued.

The iconic rock band made sure to give credit where it was due: their inner circle and fans.

“We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time. Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who’ve made our historic runs possible.

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To: alexander_busek
Bebe Buell [mother of Liv Tyler] has "dated"* many musicians, beginning with Paul Cowsill of the Cowsills when she was 15. She has "dated"* Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Page, Duran Duran's John Taylor, and Steven Tyler among others, but she rejects the label "groupie." - Wikipedia

...As you do.

Regards,

*I've add the quotation marks, because I suspect that she didn't actually DATE them.

21 posted on 08/03/2024 1:47:52 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Libloather

I saw them a few times when they were in their prime. Those first 4 albums they released were outstanding. Some of the best music of the era.


22 posted on 08/03/2024 1:56:44 AM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: alexander_busek

it was the mother’s decision

she did not want her around the drugs/sex/rock n roll crowd


23 posted on 08/03/2024 2:46:54 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: LongWayHome

Saw them at the Texxas jam in ‘87. Yes, 2 xs. That is how they spelled it on the shirts.


24 posted on 08/03/2024 4:03:21 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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To: Rummyfan
"An imitation of The Rolling Stones."

I never saw anything in their music that reminded me of the Stones. They are just a contemporary to the Stones.

25 posted on 08/03/2024 4:07:06 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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To: Laslo Fripp
Who?, wrong thread.


26 posted on 08/03/2024 4:17:39 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Libloather

Awesome band and talen and a long list of great songs.


27 posted on 08/03/2024 4:51:22 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Libloather

Maybe he can do what Bonnie Tyler did - sing anyway with a new sound....


28 posted on 08/03/2024 4:57:03 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: alexander_busek

His daughter by uber-groupie Bebe Buell, Liv Tyler, was accepted, loved, and raised by Buell’s boyfriend Todd Rundgren.


29 posted on 08/03/2024 5:24:27 AM PDT by pingman (It's a Clown World, and we're paying for it.)
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To: joshua c
it was the mother’s decision she did not want her around the drugs/sex/rock n roll crowd

1. If she had openly acknowledged Steve Tyler's paternity - rather than lying about it - this would not necessarily have had the consequence that Liv would have been exposed to more drugs/sex/rock n roll than she was anyway. It is very doubtful that Steve Tyler would have insisted upon being awarded custody of Liv, and exposing her to that errant lifestyle.

2. Bebe Buell already had - and persisted in having - a very tumultuous lifestyle, replete with numerous "trysts" with various different rock stars who were heavily into drugs. She was certainly no "choir girl."

3. It is immoral to deceitfully hide such information - unless the father is, e.g., a serial killer.

4. The Wikipedia entries are unclear, so I am unable to confirm this, but Buell apparently also kept the putative father (Todd Rundgren) in the dark, as well. The best I can find is the following quote: "According to Liv Tyler, 'Todd basically decided when I was born that I needed a father so he signed my birth certificate. He knew that there was a chance that I might not be his, but…'"

Regards,

30 posted on 08/03/2024 5:48:17 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Libloather

Probably America’s greatest rock band of all time when you factor in longevity, number of hits and overall body of work. And no, not at all like the Rolling Stones.


31 posted on 08/03/2024 6:18:54 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: Libloather
Back in the day we used to burn a lot of rope and rock out to "Train Kept A Rollin!"
32 posted on 08/03/2024 6:19:23 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Arise and shine,and give God the glory!-A trail cook's morning call.)
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To: alexander_busek

Just FYI: “elfin” means small of stature, short and slender.

In the context of Tolkien, the proper term would be “elven”. Liv is a lot of things, but elfin is not one of them.


33 posted on 08/03/2024 6:21:53 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: subterfuge

I’d put ZZ Top ahead of them in that department.


34 posted on 08/03/2024 6:23:25 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

Aerosmith the first rock concert I ever attended. Nazareth was the opener. I met my first real girlfriend at the show. Good memories.


35 posted on 08/03/2024 6:27:26 AM PDT by 38special (The government is ruining our country!)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah a case could be made for ZedZed. A lot of other bands were great but for whatever reason didn’t last all that long. Allman Brothers, Skynyrd etc. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (my fav) would be in the mix if FM radio didn’t shun him 20 years ago.


36 posted on 08/03/2024 6:32:59 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: Libloather

Dream On…IMO the greatest American rock & roll song. I never saw the band perform.


37 posted on 08/03/2024 7:26:14 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: subterfuge

I always say, at most a band can expect to be relevant for about 7 years, before they turn into a nostalgia act.


38 posted on 08/03/2024 7:40:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Libloather

Nothing lasts forever but they have made some great music.


39 posted on 08/03/2024 7:49:39 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Libloather

Saw them just before they “hit the big time” at Genesee Community College in a small gym. Maybe 100 people.

I could have reached out and touched Tyler. Saw them a couple of other times as well.


40 posted on 08/03/2024 9:16:04 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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