After a legendary career spanning over 50 years, after countless shows,
stadium tours and electrifying performances, Steven Tyler might have just sung his last note on stage.
For the first time since Aerosmith’s retirement from touring, Steven Tyler returned to the stage… but it wasn’t for a farewell tour.
On February 2nd, at his annual Janie’s Fund Grammy viewing party, Steven Tyler gave his first live performance since Aerosmith announced their retirement from touring. Despite months of vocal struggles and the abrupt end to Aerosmith’s ‘Peace Out’ tour, Tyler sounded stronger than anyone expected. But for those hoping this meant a full-fledged comeback… well, don’t hold your breath.
In a new interview with Joe Rock of the WBAB radio station, former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum said Tyler has no plans to return to touring. And his reasons make total sense.
Matt said:
“Some fans were a little bit, like, ‘Well, he can sing.’ Well, let me just explain what’s happening with Steven Tyler, ’cause he’s a really good friend. And we were on the phone 10 times a day. It was great. And he trusts me. And I’m so honored. And he’s such an iconic guy and I feel like as a guy that’s been in a band his whole life, he wanted that feeling of having a collaborator on this and a bandmate, and he chose me. I was, like, ‘Okay.’ For two months, we talked every day… But anyway, he went out and sang. And it was a really big moment for him because he hurt himself bad.”
Matt then spoke about Tyler’s potential return to touring in the future. He said: “Now, is he gonna tour again? No, he’s not. Because, and I explained this to people, Steven cannot put himself under the rigors of doing a full worldwide tour because there’s a lot of pressure. And if you’re not a singer, you wouldn’t understand what he goes through, but he’s 77 years old and he’s a perfectionist. And if he doesn’t sing correctly, it bothers him. And he’s not gonna put it on tape, like 80 percent of the people that are out there taking your money. He will not be on tape, and he won’t change the keys of the song. That’s just who he is. He’s, like, ‘I’m an artist. I’m a singer. This is my band. I’ve been doing this for 50 years. And if I can’t do it perfect, I can’t do it.’ And I respect that. And I talked to him about it multiple times. I said, ‘So, just sing four or five songs tops.’ He says, ‘I can do that.’ And that was just one time. Maybe down the line, he’ll do it again and possibly do the same amount of songs.”
