AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry announced via his Twitter page yesterday that despite Steven Tyler's apparent departure, "AEROSMITH is definitely NOT breaking up." Perry also reassured fans that the remaining four members of AEROSMITH would seek out a new singer while Tyler did "his own thing."

"AEROSMITH is positively looking for a new singer to work with. You just can't take 40 years of experience and throw it in the bin!" Perry wrote. "Band is playing hotter than ever and our songs need to be played live! Don't despair; AEROSMITH not splitting up. Promise that's the last you'll hear from me on the subject till we gear up again."

Perry told the Las Vegas Sun on Friday (November 6) that Tyler has quit the band he co-founded nearly 40 years ago, following a recent concert in Abu Dhabi. Perry revealed to the newspaper, "Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don't know any more than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don't know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don't know."

Tyler told Classic Rock magazine following the Middle East concert that he intended to work on "Brand Tyler" instead of a new AEROSMITH record for the foreseeable future, saying, "I don't know what I'm doing yet, but it's definitely going to be something Steven Tyler: working on the brand of myself — Brand Tyler."

Perry told the Sun that Tyler "has had no contact" with him or the other band members. Classic Rock reported that Tyler's dressing room at the Abu Dhabi gig was distant from the others, and that he did not interact with the rest of the group until they got onstage.

Perry said that he would like AEROSMITH to continue, but admitted that he's not entirely sure how to proceed. He explained, "As far as replacing Steve, it's not just about that, it's also four guys that play extremely well together, and I'm not going to see that go to waste. I really don't know what path it's going to take at this point, but we'll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we'll be able to . . . move the vibe up a notch."

Things have been tense in the AEROSMITH camp since early August, when a fall from a stage in South Dakota broke Tyler's shoulder and ended the band's summer tour. In the months since, internal strife has come to the surface, forcing AEROSMITH to consider two options: going on hiatus or getting a new vocalist.

Perry told the Sun that he believed Tyler had been planning to leave for a while, saying, "Obviously he hasn't been giving 100 percent to this thing for a long time . . . To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about it on the Internet — it's like, 'See you later, Bud.' I still care for him as a person, or at least the person I used to know. But things change."

Nouvel épisode du feuilleton du remplacement de Steven Tyler au sein d’Aerosmith : Sammy Hagar a décliné l’offre d’assurer l’intérim.

Le manager de Sammy Hagar vient de démentir les rumeurs qui voudraient que l’ancien frontman de Van Halen assure l’intérim pendant la cure de désintoxication de Steven Tyler. Après Billy Idol, Lenny Kravitz, Paul Rodgers ou encore Chris Cornell, Sammy Hagar est le dernier de la liste à décliner l’offre de Joe Perry. "L’épisode de l’audition de Tyler pour le concert de Led Zeppelin a envenimé la situation" a affirmé le manager du chanteur. "Sammy préfère se concentrer sur le deuxième album de Chickenfoot".

Le bassiste d'Aerosmith, Tom Hamilton, a été opéré pour tenter de combattre un cancer de la langue et de la gorge.
Le bassiste a été diagnostiqué en 2006 et forcé de stopper sa participation à la tournée du groupe pour suivre une radiothérapie. Il s'était réjouit d'avoir fait reculer la maladie fin 2006, Hamilton a malheureusement annoncé début 2011 qu'il faisait une rechute avec des métastases dans la bouche.
Selon Ksat.com, Hamilton a subi une intervention au laser pour retirer les tumeurs, sans aucun dommage pour sa voix ou sa trachée. Selon les médecins l'opération a été un succès, espérons qu'il se remette

AEROSMITH will release its long-awaited 15th studio album, "Music From Another Dimension", on August 28 via Columbia Records. The first song to be made available from the CD is a reworked version of the band's 1991 outtake "Legendary Child", which was originally written during the "Get A Grip" sessions. The track, which can be streamed below, will also be included in the upcoming summer film "GI Joe: Retaliation", set to arrive in theaters around the U.S. on June 29.