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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 10 - The Untold Story

16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands

Best of 2023: What could have been: featuring The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, Van Halen, The Doors, Led Zeppelin and more

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"They couldn't transport the snakes in the cattle trailer because it upset the Longhorn and the buffalo": How ZZ Top took Texas on the road in the most sanity-defying tour ever staged

ZZ Top's Worldwide Texas Tour featured a plexiglass pyramid filled with rattlesnakes, trained buzzards, a fake wolf, and a night in Pittsburgh one doctor called "the most horrible thing I have seen since World War II"

Louder

“The smallest element can be the basis of a cool riff. That’s pretty much how I wrote Sweet Emotion”: Tom Hamilton reveals the inspiration behind one of the most iconic bass riffs in rock

How Sweet Emotion, from Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic, was inspired by Jeff Beck’s Rough and Ready

Guitar World

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“It was down to Slash and C.C. DeVille – I don’t even think they even tried anybody else out. They wanted to go in a glammier direction, and C.C. fit that style”: Matt Smith was Poison’s original guitarist – and helped to choose his successor

Inspired to pick up the guitar by Aerosmith, Poison’s original Strat-wielder answered an ad that read, ‘Theatrical band looking for a guitar player.’ But after the group moved to L.A., things didn’t work out the way he planned

Guitar World

Driven by an obsession and a devotion to music, John Brennan amassed a huge collection of rock star signatures - and now he's selling them off

John Brennan initially collected records, then slept out for concert tickets... but he had to get one step closer

Louder

In 1974 Aerosmith were struggling to break through: then they flew to LA to appear on The Midnight Special and it all changed

Watch Aerosmith's career-changing performance of Train Kept A Rollin'

Louder

“I don’t know what it is, but something happens to Joe when he picks up the 10-string B.C. Rich Bich...”: Joe Perry tech Darren Hurst on helping the Aerosmith rock icon re-discover his tone

After five years working with Peter Frampton, Darren Hurst became Joe Perry’s tech. Here he talks the secrets behind the guitar great's sound, and why his favorite Perry guitar isn't a Les Paul or the famous “Burned Strat”...

Guitar World

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“The Kings and Kings solo by Brad Whitford is one of the finest in rock history”: Brian May, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss and 37 other legendary guitarists share their favorite Aerosmith guitar moments

An all-star cast of guitar greats pay tribute to a great American rock ’n’ roll institution

Guitar World

Barbra Streisand confirms she's the unwitting inspiration for Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

The roots of I Don't Want To Miss A Thing lie in pillow talk between singing legend Barbra Streisand and husband James Brolin

Louder

“Rich Robinson was doing a Facebook Q&A and I commented with a video of me playing one of his songs… long story short, it led to me playing with the Black Crowes”: How Argentina native Nico Bereciartua became the US rock institution's new guitar wingman

From chatting with Robinson on social media to opening for Aerosmith in arenas, Bereciartua's star has had a rapid ascent. He discusses his favorite guitars for slide, his six-string chemistry with Rich Robinson, and why playing with the Black Crowes is the greatest honor of his life

Guitar World

Second woman accuses Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler of sexual assault

The lawsuit alleges the musician assaulted her twice in 1975 at the age of 17

Evening Standard

"Like mid-70s Aerosmith with a dash of Led Zeppelin": Dirty Honey's Can't Find The Brakes

Dirty Honey successfully navigate the ‘difficult second album’ corner without crashing on Can't Find The Brakes

Louder

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler accused of molesting 17-year-old in new lawsuit

Former child model Jeanne Bellino claims Tyler molested her twice in one day in 1975

The Independent UK

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler accused in new lawsuit of sexual assault

Jeanne Bellino says she suffered ‘permanent emotional distress’ following alleged assault in 1975, when she was 17

The Guardian - US

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"It was opening people’s minds": Songwriter Desmond Child sees Aerosmith's Dude (Looks Like a Lady) as an early trans anthem

Midas touch songwriter Desmond Child, who has written mega-hits for Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and many more, views Dude (Looks Like a Lady) as a song about acceptance

Guitar World

“In my mind, we could be like the Yardbirds in those rare times when you had Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck together. That’s what we wanted Aerosmith to be”: Joe Perry reflects on 50 years of America’s greatest rock band

In this exclusive interview, Perry looks back at every era of the rock institution: how their rapid rise ultimately took its toll, why Van Halen caused him to quit in the ’80s, how he and Steven Tyler reconciled their differences, and why he finds himself playing Strats more than Gibsons

The Guardian - UK

Livin’ on a Prayer! Desmond Child on writing bombastic hits with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and more

From Dude (Looks Like a Lady) to You Give Love a Bad Name, the great songwriter has racked up 500m sales. As he publishes a star-studded memoir, Child talks about being a gay man at the more macho end of rock

The Independent UK

Aerosmith postpone farewell tour to 2024 after Steven Tyler vocal injury ‘more serious than initially thought’

Announcement came just three dates into the band’s farewell tour

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The Guardian - UK

Debate the law and the age of consent all you want, but there’s no doubt about what’s creepy

When claims such as those involving Russell Brand occur, women I know try to imagine a relationship with a 16-year-old boy – and recoil, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler postpones concerts due to bleeding vocal cords

Frontman is under doctor’s orders not to perform for 30 days during band’s farewell tour, Peace Out

Evening Standard

Aerosmith forced to postpone tour after Steven Tyler sustains vocal cord injury

Aerosmith have been forced to postpone dates on their last ever world tour after frontman Steven Tyler sustained a vocal cord injury.

The Independent UK

Aerosmith postpone tour dates after lead singer Steven Tyler suffers vocal cord damage and ‘bleeding’

Announcement came just three dates into the band’s farewell tour

Chicago Sun-Times

Aerosmith’s Chicago farewell show postponed after Steven Tyler injury

United Center stop on ‘Peace Out’ tour now set for February.

The Independent UK

Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on

Get ready to say goodbye to one of America's greatest rock bands

The Independent UK

Aerosmith singer and Maui homeowner Steven Tyler urges tourists to return to the island

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler wants his fans to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui to help its economy recover from last month's devastating wildfires

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