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"For months and months, I was the only one who ever heard the song. I kept it in my back pocket": The true story of the Aerosmith classic built from a riff its writer almost didn't share

The tale behind one of Aerosmith's most iconic songs

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Ichiro Suzuki adds humorous touches to Hall of Fame induction ceremonies

If you want someone for your next celebrity roast, Ichiro Suzuki could be your guy

The Independent UK

"I cracked my skull and was in the hospital. And nobody called me": How America's most dysfunctional band grew to hate each other but learned to love again

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer on the making of Aerosmith's Music From Another Dimension!

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“This is the way Leo would be building guitars if he were still alive. In our eyes, G&L is more ‘Fender’ than Fender actually is”: How G&L Guitars is carrying on the legacy of Leo Fender

G&L director of sales Steve Araujo on the other brand that Leo Fender built, and the innovations that have made it a favorite of A-list pros such as Jerry Cantrell

Guitar World

“No, man! If we had had this level of success in the 70s we would not be here now. We would never have survived it”: The wild story of Aerosmith’s Pump, the album that turned them into superstars all over again

How a drug-free Aerosmith hit a new career high with 1989’s Pump

Louder

On the road with America's loudest survivors: Aerosmith, Kiss, and the making of Honkin' On Bobo

With the back-to-basics blues-oriented album Honkin' On Bobo, Aerosmith let the music do the talking once again

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“We were drug addicts dabbling in music, rather than musicians dabbling in drugs”: The unhinged story of Aerosmith’s Draw The Line, the album that sent them crashing off the rails

Drugs, dysfunction and 1977’s Draw The Line album sent Aerosmith into a tailspin that would take a decade to pull out of

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“I don’t want to sound pro-drug or anything, but there is something about being high that makes you look at things differently”: How Aerosmith made their first great chemically-fuelled masterpiece Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith were always destined for stardom – and Toys In The Attic was the album that finally got them there

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“Things had got pretty bad. I don’t know what demons Steven was fighting, but we definitely both had our ups and downs”: How Done With Mirrors put Aerosmith back on the long road to redemption

In 1985, the reunited Aerosmith had a long way to go to recapture old glories –and Done With Mirrors was the first step

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“Keep your eyes on this man”: Nuno Bettencourt joins Steven Tyler for a mini-set of Aerosmith, Extreme classics at charity gig – and, wait, is that a Les Paul?

Backing Tyler and some of his A-list friends at a fundraiser for the Janie’s Fund foundation at the Hollywood Palladium, the Extreme virtuoso ditched his signature Washburn

Guitar World

"This is one of my favourite songs in the whole world": Watch Steven Tyler return to the stage with Nuno Bettencourt and Mick Fleetwood

The reported Aerosmith reunion failed to materialise, but this year's Jam for Janie show was still an all-star affair

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“When I read stories about guys who snorted everything they had, I said, ‘That‘ll never happen to me.’ But in the end I blew 20 million”: The wild story of Aerosmith’s spectacular 1980s fall and rise

They started the 80s in drug-addled disarray and ended it bigger than ever

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Aerosmith to reunite for a performance at Steven Tyler's charity event

Aerosmith look set to reunite for a performance at frontman Steven Tyler's Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party next month, after the group called time on touring in August.

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“Whenever I’d see him play live it was an off-the-rack Strat. He was never one to say, ‘I’ve got to play that’”: Joe Perry says he was planning to take Jeff Beck’s Strat on tour with Aerosmith –but its owner was the only special thing about it

The Aerosmith great been discussing friendship with the late, great Beck – and says he almost took his Strat on tour last year, before the shows were cancelled

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Skunk Anansie, Billy F Gibbons, Thundermother and five other storm bringers and lightning riders

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“Our best friends were drug dealers. We identified with them because we felt like outcasts, menaces to society”: The chaotic story of Aerosmith’s early years

The birth of American rock’s original Crazy Gang

Guitar World

“Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big ‘if’ – the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction”: Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton gives update on frontman Steven Tyler’s health

Hamilton doesn't rule out Aerosmith returning back to the live circuit despite Tyler's recent voice problems

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“Our manager started making up rumours that I was back on heroin and the band were breaking up”: How Aerosmith defied grunge and a giant meteor to become bigger than ever in the 1990s

Aerosmith were huge in the 70s and 80s - but the 1990s was their most successful decade ever

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“I knew in my heart there was no way I would say no, but I had butterflies. It would be the first time I ever did something outside of Aerosmith”: That time Tom Hamilton ended up playing bass for Thin Lizzy

The bassist handled Phil Lynott’s parts during a 2016/17 anniversary tour – a gig he got after meeting members of the new-look lineup at a Motörhead concert

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“We drank a lot because of the blow and we got blown a lot because we drank a lot”: The wired story of Aerosmith’s drug-fuelled classic Rocks

The drugs really were working for Aerosmith on 1976’s classic Rocks album

The Independent UK

Voices: Kemi Badenoch’s victory shows the Tories’ survival instinct has finally kicked in

The new Conservative leader faces an almost impossible mission to take the party back to power

Sports Illustrated

It Was One Memorable Call After Another in a Wild Yankees-Guardians Game

Brian Anderson, Tom Hamilton and John Sterling each came through with their broadcasts in thrilling the playoff game.

Louder

"As far as the career goes, I refuse to consider it over": Aerosmith's Tom Hamilton announces first show with new band

Tom Hamilton's new band Close Enemies features musicians who've played with Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow and more

Guitar World

“We put out Rock in a Hard Place and went out on the road, which was the definition of the word ‘fiasco.’ Too many shows ended early due to the excessive use of chemicals”: Tom Hamilton on Aerosmith’s past challenges – and why they still have a future

Still finding inspiration, he explains how close the band came to missing out on Sweet Emotion, his near-grudge over Janie’s Got a Gun, why he was glad Joe Perry quit and the development of his video screen bass

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“I find it hard to believe we'll never play again. I refuse to consider it over”: Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band

The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury

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