Aerosmith retires from touring, says Steven Tyler’s voice can’t recover from injury

NY Post ^ | 8/02/24 | Whitney Vasquez

[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.

[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.

I do not find the word "elven" in my "Webster's Third International Dictionary (unabridged)."

However, I do find "elfin," which has several slightly different meanings, besides "small of stature, short and slender," and which is defined as follows:

1a: of, relating to, or produced by an elf; b: of or relating to a small child or to childhood; 2a: small, slight, and delicately made or proportioned: DWARFISH; b: quick, agile, and delicate; c: good-naturedly or slyly mischievous: PLAYFUL, PUCKISH; d: having an otherworldly, unearthly, or magical quality: FEY

I also find "elfish," which is defined as follows:

1: of or relating to an elf: resembling an elf: ELFIN.

I was thus using the word in its primary standard meanings and/or as a synonym for "elfish."

Q.E.D.

Regards,

[Little Pig]

Eh. If “elvish” is good enough for the Merton Professor of English at Oxford University then it’s good enough for me, at least when referring to members of the race of people he created for his literary works.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

[alexander_busek]

If “elvish” is good enough for the Merton Professor of English at Oxford University then it’s good enough for me

I didn't deny your right to use that word, nor did I disparage your use of it. Rather, I merely refuted your objection to / correction of my legitimate use of the dictionary word "elfin," which you disputed.

Regards,

[Laslo Fripp]

What?

[minnesota_bound]

He can lip sync like all the others of today.