Posts Tagged ‘Steven Tyler’

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Steven Tyler’s new manager has sent a letter to Aerosmith’s management threatening legal action if the band makes good on their promise to tour with a new singer, Billboard reports. In the letter, manager Skip Miller asserts that Tyler is synonymous with Aerosmith: “Can you imagine the manager of the Rolling Stones calling for the replacement of Mick Jagger?” Miller writes. “Steven is Aerosmith, along with the others. He’s the guy the public knows. He’s the singer.”

His bandmates, meanwhile, are rumored to have asked vocalists like Billy Idol, Lenny Kravitz (who declined) and Paul Rodgers to fill in for Tyler on the road while the frontman works on “Brand Tyler.”

Full story at Rolling Stone

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Cross Lenny Kravitz off the list of potential singers to fill in for Steven Tyler as he takes his two-year hiatus from Aerosmith: The singer — who recently rocked with Aretha Franklin and celebrated the 20th anniversary of Let Love Rule, took to his Twitter yesterday to address rumors that he might be joining Joe Perry and gang, saying his friendship with Tyler prevents him from accepting the role if it was offered. “As much as I am flattered that Aerosmith’s camp would consider me to front the band, Steven Tyler is a family friend, and no voice could ever take the place of his,” Kravitz wrote. “I hope the band stays together. They are classic.”

Full story at Rolling Stone

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