Steven Tyler won't tour again despite doing charity concert, ex-Guns N' Roses drummer says
"It was a really big moment for him because he hurt himself bad," Sorum told WBAB radio recently of Tyler's performance at the Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party, which benefits his charity Janie's Fund, after injuring his larynx last year.
"Now is he going to tour again? No, he's not, and I explain this to people. Steven cannot put himself under the rigors of doing a full worldwide tour because it'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."
Last August, Aerosmith announced the band would retire from touring after more than 50 years after Tyler injured his larynx while singing onstage.
"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," the statement read. "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."
"Now is he going to tour again? No, he's not, and I explain this to people. Steven cannot put himself under the rigors of doing a full worldwide tour because it'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."
Sorum added that Tyler wasn't willing to prerecord his voice like some other artists do.
"He's not going to put it on tape, like 80% of the people that are out there taking your money. He will not be on tape, and he will not change the keys to the song," he explained. "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."
Sorum said he suggested to Tyler that he just sing four or five songs.
"And that was just one time. Maybe down the line he'll do it again and possibly do the same amount of songs, but it's a lot of pressure for a guy like him. I wanted to explain that to the fans that are commenting."
He added, "So to have him on stage, I cried. I was just beautiful, and I hope that he can do more because it's in his blood, and when we play rock and roll and music, it's not about us jumping up there and like 'Oh OK!' It's what we do."
"And when Steven came offstage… he was so happy that he was able to do it," he added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Tyler for comment.
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"I would easily spend many times that if I thought it would inspire anyone else to do something similar." "When a freak occurrence like that happens, it's really easy to do the right thing," he added. "It's been a special thing for me to be a part of. I'd do it again in a heartbeat." Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pictured in Belgium in 1991. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pictured in Belgium in from San Diego in California, is now 52 years old, and won the CD the week of his 21st birthday, when he was in college and happened to be up with friends at 4am when the bidding was taking place, and won it for $65. "Seeing the post and responding to it immediately took me back to the night I won the item," he told Newsweek. "The coincidence of seeing my item on a random Reddit thread was mind-blowing and felt surreal at first. After chatting with [Kensey] and letting him know everything I knew about it, I was also thrilled that it was with a fellow music lover." Hoping to get his item back, but never expecting Kensey to gift it to him, Tyler, who only gave his first name, asked "for first consideration" when he sold it on—"and that's when I began to realize his intent to return it to me, 32 years after I'd won it, after 20+ years of treasuring it and a decade after gifting it to a dear friend. "When Mark refused payment of any kind, not even for postage to mail it to me, or his original cost, which I never inquired about, I was absolutely blown away." Revealing he's now making plans to visit the pawnbrokers' shop in Oklahoma City in person, Tyler praised Kensey as being "nothing but professional and kind to me, and I look forward to thanking him at his shop in person later this year. "I received the package today and can confirm receipt of the original item with a very sweet note," he said, adding that Kensey "is an incredible human being and a man of his word." Tyler went on to share an update to r/Autographs via his own account, u/FutureNoise, writing that he had been "reunited with a piece of my heart," where it won more than 2,400 upvotes. A letter from the radio station confirming Tyler's win of the signed CD. A letter from the radio station confirming Tyler's win of the signed CD. Reddit u/2fly2hide Redditors loved it, one commenter declaring it was an "awesome story and awesome OP [original poster.]" "Collector here and I remember the original post and I'm here now so that's gotta be it haha, also huge music fan and this is an amazing item! Happy it's so loved," another said, as another noted "life works in mysterious ways. "I love how something trivial such as an object, piece of music or smell can carry so much weight and instantly take us back to certain points in our life and feel those emotions all over again." Tyler originally won the CD in 1993, with a signature from all three members: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic; frontman Cobain would die less than a year later in 1994. More than 30 years on from the band's end, they remain incredibly popular: on Spotify alone, Nirvana has more than 33.9 million monthly listeners. Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures you want to share? Send them to life@ with some extra details, and they could appear on our website.
