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We were professional musicians in the sense that our minds were wrapped around our craft and our art 24 hours a day, then we became professional drug addicts, and we were fortunate enough to see that and say, 'Wow, I am now getting really good at killing myself.' And we didn't want to lose this, because in a way, it's all any of us had. This band, this is all we wanted to do, all we dreamed of being. "The road is strewn with the roadkill of bands who changed their minds in midstream. "It's getting harder and harder to stay relevant and get your out there, and it's tougher in a lot of ways to be a band," Tyler says. And each Aerosmith show swings wildly between the twin poles of raunch 'n' roll and show-biz shtick, equal parts shotgun-blues and purple balladry. In the tradition of Grand Funk Railroad, Foghat and countless other journeymen rockers, Aerosmith is a "people's band," immune to trends. Unlike the Stones, who turn their every infrequent tour into a mega-event, Aerosmith is on the road practically year-round, pausing only to record a new album. The need to stay in front of an audience, no matter what the cost, has made Aerosmith one of the most reliable touring bands of its time. Remember, maybe ten out of 100 people think something matters because it's 'cool.' How many people say Elvis shouldn't have done his movies? If he hadn't done them, he wouldn't be 'the King' today, because every kid spent their summers watching him in theaters." The emotions in those songs are just as important as the ones in the rock songs, it's just a different kind of emotion. "You critics are the guys who saddled us with that 'power ballad' stuff," Tyler scolds. He brazenly wants it all: the status that comes with being a classic-rock dinosaur who still cleans up on the arena circuit, and the buzz that comes from shaking a tail feather in front of 15-year-old girls who were conceived with "Sweet Emotion" as the soundtrack. I'm the guy who put out 'Dream On' and 'Angel' for radio, so I could also play 'Train Kept A-Rollin' and 'Young Lust' in front of an audience." And we're the biggest whores on the block. Radio people are the biggest pimps in the world. A song has gotta say 'Hello!' in the first few seconds, otherwise it doesn't stand a chance with radio.
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He cackles, "I don't know why the Rolling Stones can't get on radio anymore, but I don't hear them writing riffs like 'Angie' or 'Satisfaction' anymore either - I don't hear anything that out of the box bites you on the ass.
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To paraphrase Hunter Thompson, the music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and then die like dogs. "I play the game," he says in an interview. Is there anything these guys won't do to keep the fame train rolling? Then there are the songs licensed for television commercials, and the Super Bowl halftime appearance with Britney Spears and 'N Sync. The band's detractors say the Boston quintet sold their hard-rock souls to stay current, writing enough power ballads to make Diane Warren envious while diluting the legacy of undeniable classics such as 1976's "Rocks". The last of the old-school rock stars? I nominate Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, if only because he's not ashamed to live the role, perhaps the only man on the planet who regards "This Is Spinal Tap!" as homage rather than parody.īut who's laughing last? Aerosmith is one of the few bands to bridge the gap between classic-rock radio and MTV's "Total Request Live." Their hits span four decades, concisely covered on the recent 30-song double-CD "O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits" (at least the 11th repackaging or reconfiguration of the band's chart successes, including live albums). Metromix | A Chicago Entertainment And Restaurant Guide - Aerosmith's Old-School Jams Now he seems to be singing a different tune! This is also the same guy who said right after the SuperBowl show that Aerosmith was a washed up, has been group.
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This article was written by Greg Kott, the rock music critic for the Chicago Tribune. Rock This Way || Aerosmith News - AUGUST 2002