Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler insists he's not leaving the iconic band. Photo / AP
Rumour control: Aerosmith frontman
Steven Tyler
has blasted speculation that he's quit the iconic band.
It's been widely reported that Tyler had thrown his toys out of the pram and left the band to concentrate on a solo career. But during a surprise onstage appearance In New York with guitarist
Joe Perry
yesterday, Tyler finally put paid to the quit talk.
"I just want New York to know, I am not leaving Aerosmith," he declared during a surprise cameo at bandmate Perry's gig to promote his solo side project.
He added: "And Joe Perry, you are a man of many colours, but I, motherf*****, am a rainbow!" before launching into a booming rendition of the band's signature tune,
Walk This Way
. Ending the show arm in arm. Ahhhhhh.
Warning:
Clip contains swearing
The band's been dogged by tattle-tales that Tyler, 61, had quit the band after nearly 40 years, compounded by Perry's announcement over the weekend that as far as he was concerned, the frontman was out.
"Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don't know any more than you do about it," Perry told the
Las Vegas Sun
. "I got off the plane two nights ago and saw online that Steven said he was going to leave the band.
"Obviously he hasn't been giving 100 per cent to this thing for a long time. He's obviously had this planned for a long time.
"To disregard his brothers to the point where we have to find out about it on the internet - it's like, 'See you later, Bud.' I still care for him as a person, or at least the person I used to know. But things change."
Fuelling the speculation further was an ominous post on Perry's Twitter page saying that the band was "positively looking for a new singer to work with."
"Last time I phoned him [Tyler] he hung up on me," he wrote.
"In the meantime Aerosmith is positivly [sic] looking for a new singer to work with," he added.
"You just can't take 40 years of experience and throw it in the bin!"
Quizzed by gossip website TMZ.com after his appearance onstage, Tyler said: "There is absolutely no validity to the rumour that Aerosmith is breaking up."
So there you have it. While egos have no doubt been flexed and manbags swung, the band of brothers appear to have hugged it out and settled their differences.
Rumour zapped. We told you so...
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Pictured: Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler. Photo / AP
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