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My Aerosmith FAQ Part I

This page is an faq created by me, that answers all the questions I can think of. It's not in chronological order, so you'll just hafta look through to find the answer you want, sorry. I'll be adding a lot more questions soon, and if you have any e-mail me. And of course if I'm wrong e-mail me too. The faq has gotten so big now, it's on two pages. To get to the next page, simply use the link at the bottom.


What is Steven saying at the end of Hole In My Soul?
He is saying "Goodnight Taj, Goodnight Chelsea, sha!" Taj and Chelsea are two of his children.

What kind of guitars do the guys play?
Joe and Brad both play an assortment of Gibson Les Pauls and Gibson Explorers. Joe also plays his signature Les Paul. They both also play Fender Stratocasters, and Telecasters, among others. Joe uses a slide for several songs as well. I've even seen Brad use an EVH Wolfgang!

What kind of drums does Joey use?
Joey uses Ludwig drums with Zidijian cymbals and drumsticks.

Are Liv and Mia Tyler Steven's daughters?
Yes... they are. For a complete list of the band member's families look below...

What Aerosmith album has sold the most?
Currently it's Greatest Hits, with over 9 million copies sold.

What is the bestselling Aerosmith single?
Cryin' from Get A Grip.

What is being said about halfway throught the song Get A Grip?
"Breaker, breaker come in four oh niner we have you on approach. Do you read me, over? Four oh niner we have you on approach. Four oh niner do you read me!! You're losing altitude four oh niner. Four oh niner Mayday Mayday Mayday Mayday!!!!!"

Who designed the modern "Wings" logo?
Raym Tabano, Aerosmith's original rhythm guitarist.

Does Brad play lead on any songs?
Yes he plays lead on Last Child, Nobody's Fault, Lightning Strikes, Permanent Vacation, and others I think.

Anyone else play different instruments on other songs?
Yes, Steven plays drums on some of Last Child. Tom plays lead guitar on the first part of Sick As A Dog and Joe and Steven play bass. At the end solo of Sick As A Dog Tom, Brad, and Joe play lead and Steven stays on bass. Tom plays rhythm guitar on Uncle Salty.

What is the noise at the start of Blind Man?
That is Steven opening a switchblade knife.

What is the sound at the start of Attitude Adjustment?
That is the sound of the song rewinding.

What is that strange noise during Heart's Done Time?
That is the sound of two killer whales "singing".

What gold and platinum albums have the band received?
For all the possible information on that go to my Statistics page.

The song Boogie Man sound familar...
Yes Joe has said that he played it like the Fleetwood Mac song Albatross without realizing it.

What songs have the band covered?
For all the possible information on that go to my Covers That Aerosmith Has Done page.

Who are the girls in the Aerosmith videos?
I think we all know this by now but the girl is Alicia Silverstone in the GAG videos and the other girl in the Crazy video is Steven's daughter Liv Tyler. Liv Tyler is also in the I Don't Want To Miss A Thing video.

What albums has Aerosmith released?
What movie soundtracks are Aerosmith on... etc.
For all this information and a lot more go to My Aerosmith Discography page.

Is that a real cow on the Get A Grip cover?
No, it is a computer generated image.

Can I get both Classics Live albums on one cd?
Yes, released in 1998 on Columbia Records is Classics Live Complete, which contains just that.

Why are there two different versions of the Nine Lives cover?
The first cover with the female cat on the snakes caused an outrage because of it's resemblance to a Hare Krishna painting. The band paid a licensing fee to avoid having to recall all the original pressings with this cover. Then after the first million or so pressings were sold all new editions had the cover of the male cat on the spinning wheel.

Has Aerosmith ever been on MTV Unplugged?
Yes, but for some reason an album of the concert was never released.

Why can't I find this Made In America album I keep hearing about?
The Made In America EP was released in U.S. Wal-Mart stores only, as a promotional album for Nine Lives. You can only find it there, unless you get lucky and see it at a used cd store.

What unreleased Aerosmith songs are there?
For all possible information on this go to my List Of Every Aerosmith song page.

Who designs Steven's stage outfits?
His wife Teresa and her sister Lisa.

Where can I buy Joe's guitar?
Try any local music store that carries Gibson products or go to their website at www.gibson.com

Do any of the band members have solo albums?
For all possible information on this go to my Joe Perry Project and Whitford/St. Holmes pages.

Where can I get a pair of Joey's signature drumsticks?
Any music store that carries Zidijian products or try their website at www.zidijian.com Aero Force 1 also sells these through their newsletter.

How can I get info on Aero Force 1?
Try the link on my index page.

What is the official Aerosmith website?
www.aerosmith.com There's a link to it on my index page.

How'd they come up with the name Aerosmith anyway?
Joey and his girlfriend used to draw the name over their textbooks and notebooks in high school for no apparent reason. He was gonna name one of his pre-Aero band this, but didn't. When the band was trying to come up with a name, Joey suggested Aerosmith, and they accepted it as "the only name nobody hated".

What were some of the suggested names for the band?
Many names were used: Spike Jones and The Hookers were the most seriously considered. But Jack Daniels, Boonsfarm, and Stit-Jane were also suggested.

What were some of the suggested names for albums that didn't get used?
Here they are in chronological order. As you can see they had a little trouble naming Nine Lives:
Get Your Wings: Night In The Ruts
Toys In The Attic: Love At First Bite
Night In The Ruts: Off Your Rocker
Pump: Bobbing For Piranha
Get A Grip: Pitbulls On Crack
Nine Lives: Does the Noise in My Head Bothor You?, Is the Noise in My Head Bothoring You?, Noisy Head, Exotic, Neurotic, You Got It, Shadow Dances, Fall Together, Hot Pursuit, Vindaloo, Tantric Tailsman, Tantric Tiles, Tantric Tails, Tantricity, White Noise, Dream State, Incubus, Succubus, New Kinallngo, 9 Lives, 9 Lives-Live For Ten, Your Concubine Ain't No Friend of Mine, Foodstamp Crack, BOHICA, Prozac Tattoo, Verbooty, Crawling Insanity, Cat-Man-Do, Vindaloo Verbooty, Verbooty Vindaloo, Laid, Walking the Dogma, Hair of the Dogma, Beware of the Dogma, Love Me Love My Dogma, Another Day Another Dogma, Hard on the Knees, Lunch, Strip, You Bought it You Name It, No Lip, Insult to Injury, Cult Du Jour

Who came up with the titles for each album?
Okay here's the ones I know guys:
Aerosmith: Joey Kramer
Rocks: Joe Perry
Night In The Ruts: Steven Tyler
Done With Mirrors: Joe Perry
Permanent Vacation: Steven Tyler
Pump: Brad Whitford
Get A Grip: Liv Tyler, Mia Tyler, and Joe Perry
A Little South of Sanity: Steven Tyler

What is said right after the solo in Draw The Line?
Steven answered this question during the band's '94 cybertour. He said ""Checkmate, don't be late,take another pull,that's right impossible, when you got to be yourself, its the toss, your loss, blah blah blah blah blah".

Who painted the cover of Draw The Line?
Al Hirschfeld

Why does Tom Hamilton refuse to give out his picks?
Because he plays with his fingers!

What good books are there about Aerosmith?
There are many, but the only one you'll need is called Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith, with Stephen Davis. If you don't have it yet, get it.

Where can I get Aerosmith Guitar And Bass Tabs?
Again use the link on my index page.

Why are there two different versions of the Nine Lives cd (not the cover)?
Well Wal-Mart stores thought the cd's artwork was too nasty so they carry an "edited" version of it in their stores. But if you look closely theirs is even nastier...

I have a question about Aerosmith bootlegs...
Whatever your question is go to Clive's Aero Bootlegs page at http://wings.dartmouth.edu/~aero/clives-bootlegs.html

Does Joe Perry sing on any Aerosmith songs?
Yes, Perry takes lead vocals on Falling Off, Walk On Down, Can't Stop Messin', Bright Light Fright, and (supposedly) Combination. He also sings lead vocals on many Joe Perry Project songs. As well as singing harmony or background vocals on many Aerosmith and Project songs.

Why did Steven change his last name to Tyler?
He did so, because Tallarico was too long and he didn't want his family bothered when he got famous.

Who filled the guitar void when Joe and Brad left?
Haven't you read the history page? Jimmy Crepso took lead guitar duties and later when Brad left Rick Dufay filled his place.

What is Livin' On The Edge about anyway?
It is about the whole Rodney King "incident".

What is that uncredited song at the end of the third Pandora's Box cd?
It's called Circle Jerk and it's another jam with Brad, Tom, and Joey... like KraWhitHam also on Pandora's Box. Circle Jerk has since also been released on Box of Fire and the Sweet Emotion reissue single... credited.

Who directed Aerosmith's awesome music videos?
Most of Aerosmith's hit videos were directed by Marty Callner. He did Dude (Looks Like A Lady) through Hole In My Soul

Who produced Aerosmith's albums?
I will list the producers of the major Aero album excluding the collections, live albums, and box sets.
Aerosmith: Adrian Barber
Get Your Wings-Night And The Ruts: Jack Douglas (with Aerosmith in some cases)
Rock In A Hard Place: Tony Bongiovi and Jack Douglas
Done With Mirrors: Ted Templeman
Permanent Vacation-Get A Grip: Bruce Fairbairn
Nine Lives: Kevin "Caveman" Shirley with Additional Production By Aerosmith

Did the Joe Perry Project ever make any videos?
Yes, they did one for Black Velvet Pants, but it was never very popular. On a sidenote though, this video shoot is where Joe met his future wife Billie Montgomery.

Are there any Aerosmith video games?
Yes Quest For Fame for the PC where you use a "V-Pick" to make viratual guitar riffs and eventually get onstage with the band. Also Revolution X for arcade, PC, and various home consoles it's a "light gun" game where you blast villians who have kidnapped Aerosmith. There is another one that has a lotta bands in it called Vidgrid. Where you have one of those puzzles whose pieces you have to move around and there is one empty space, and it moves.

What are some musicians that influenced Aerosmith?
The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Peter Green, Humble Pie, The Ventures, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton... among lotsa others.

What are some bands/musicians that have been influenced by Aerosmith?
Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, James Hetfield, Tesla, Van Halen, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Ted Nugent, among lotsa others.

Are there any Aerosmith albums with the "parental advisory" warning?
Yes the unedited version of A Little South of Sanity has the "parental advisory" sticker on it. Also some copies of Pump have a similar sticker that was used before the "parental advisory" system was developed. Some mail order companies such as BMG Music Services also give Get A Grip the warning, although mostly for the artwork. You may have heard of an "edited" version of Nine Lives but the edited part is the artwork on the cd itself and not the music or cover art.

That guy on the "Sanity" cover looks familar...
That's right, the man in the background holding Steven's mikestand was The Joker's "right-hand man" in the movie Batman.

Isn't that Steven singing on the Elmopalooza album?
Yes it is! Steven sings lead vocals on the song I Love Trash.

Isn't that Steven singing on the Ringo Starr album Vertical Man?
Again, yes it is! Tyler sings on five tracks.

Hey, wasn't that Joe on the Homicide tv show?
Yes, Joe played a narcotics detective last year on an episode of Homicide: Life On The Streets.

Was that Steven pitching in a baseball game?
Yes again! Tyler threw out the first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game on September 24th 1998.

Who has managed Aerosmith?
Here is a list of Aerosmith's managers past and present:
1972-1974: Frank Connely, Steve Leber, and David Krebs
1975-1984: David Krebs and Steve Leber
1984-1986: Tim Collins and Steve Barrasso
1986-1996: Tim Collins
1997-1999: Wendy Laister and Fred Goldstein In Partnership With Aerosmith
1999-: UH Management In Partnership With Aerosmith

What bands have opened for Aerosmith?
Here is a list in a (nearly) chronological order. As you can see many bands that have been Aerosmith's opener have gone on to successful careers themselves. Some bands listed below were co-headliners along with Aerosmith. If a band opened for Aerosmith in two separate years it is listed that way.
Elephant's Memory
Foghat
REO Speedwagon
Ted Nugent
Nazareth
Rush
Starz
Slade
Black Oak Arkansas
Jeff Beck
Phoenix
Bob Seger
Rick Derringer
Exile
Status Quo
Van Halen
Rick Derringer
The Streets
Golden Earring
AC/DC
Ted Nugent
Mother's Finest
St. Paradise
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
.38 Special
Mother's Finest
The Guy Williams Band
Teaze
Zebra
Blue Oyster Cult
Foghat
Pat Travers
Rose Tattoo
Ted Nugent
Dio
Pat Travers
Kix
Cheap Trick
Krokus
Big Foot
Blackfoot
Lipstick
Orion The Hunter
Black And Blue
Honeymoon Suite
Ted Nugent
Armored Saint
Y And T
Divinyls
Dokken
Guns N' Roses
White Lion
Extreme
The Black Crowes
The Cult
Quireboys
Little Angels
Poison
Skid Row
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
The Cult
Mr. Big
4 Non Blondes
Megadeath
Jackyl
Mr. Big
Cry of Love
Brother Kane
King's X
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Pride And Glory
Too Many Cooks
Jackyl
Collective Soul
Gilby Clark
Therapy?
Zakk Wylde
Poison
Robert Plant
Brother Cane
Jonny Lang
Talk Show
Kula Shaker
Days of The New
The Matthew Good Band
Marry Me Jane
The Upper Crust
Shed Seven
Colour Me Red
3 Colours Red
Talk Show
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Spacehog
Monster Magnet
Fuel
Seven Mary Three
Candlebox
Candlebox
The Ray Covair Trio
Lenny Kravitz
Afhagan Wings
Jonny Lang
The Black Crowes
Lenny Kravitz
Bryan Adams
3 Colours Red
Stereophonics
Skunk Anansie
Buckcherry


What Aerosmith tour was the longest?
The Get A Grip tour where the band played 224 shows.

What songs has Aerosmith released in their career?
Once again, for all possible information on this go to my List of Every Aerosmith Song Page.

What bands have covered Aerosmith's songs?
Here are the released ones (not including the tributes):
Mama Kin: Guns N' Roses, The Soul Receptacles
Walk This Way: Run DMC, Metallica, String Cheese Incident, Hank Williams Jr., DJ Velvet J/Kyumm
Cryin': Leann Rimes
Fever: Garth Brooks, Jason Scheff
Chip Away The Stone: The Joneses, Humble Pie
Same Old Song And Dance: Trigger, Black 'N' Blue
Toys In The Attic: R.E.M., Metal Church
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing: Mark Chestnutt, A New Found Glory
Nobody's Fault: Testament, Jackyl
Sweet Emotion: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Lord of The Thighs: The Breeders
Dream On: The Mission U.K.
Draw The Line: Testament
S.O.S. (Too Bad): The Eric Singer Project
Rats In The Cellar: Bablyon A.D.
Sight For Sore Eyes: Black 'N' Blue

What videos has Aerosmith made?
Here's a list of every Aerosmith video in a pretty tight chronological order. Some are music videos and some are concert footage. It's a music video "video" is in parenthesis. If it's live footage it'll say "live". Some videos may be listed more than once if there are two different versions of it.
Toys In The Attic (Live)
Same Old Song And Dance (Live)
Chip Away The Stone (Live)
Draw The Line (Live)
Sweet Emotion (Live)
Chiquita (Live)
Lightning Strikes (Live)
Walk This Way (Live)
Adam's Apple (Live)
Train Kept A Rollin' (Live)
Lightning Strikes (Video)
Chiquita (Video)
Chip Away The Stone (Video)
Let The Music Do The Talking (Video)
Black Velvet Pants (Joe Perry Project) (Video)
Draw The Line Promo (Never Released) (Video)
Rats In The Cellar (Live)
Seasons of Wither (Live)
I Wanna Know Why (Live)
Walkin' The Dog (Live)
Lick And A Promise (Live)
Get The Lead Out (Live)
Draw The Line (Live)
Sweet Emotion (Live)
Same Old Song And Dance (Live)
Milk Cow Blues (Live)
Toys In The Attic (Live)
Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Video)
Angel (Video)
Rag Doll (Video)
The Making of Pump (Video)
Love In An Elevator (Video)
What It Takes (Video)
What It Takes (Making of) (Video)
Janie's Got A Gun (Video)
The Other Side (Video)
Deuces Are Wild (Video)
Livin' On The Edge (Video)
Eat The Rich (Video)
Cryin' (Video)
Amazing (Video)
Crazy (Video)
Crazy (Director's Cut) (Video)
Dream On (Live)
Sweet Emotion '91 (Live)
F.I.N.E./Draw The Line (Live)
Blind Man (Video)
Walk On Water (Video)
Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) (Video)
Hole In My Soul (Video)
Pink (Video)
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Video)
Full Circle (Video)

What is Joe using during Sweet Emotion?
That little tube connected to his guitar that he speaks into is called a voice bag. You speak into it and it sends the signal through your amp and gives it a "wah-wah" sound.

What is a real Pandora's Box anyway?
According to the third edition of the New American Heritage Dictionary of The English Language it's "A source of many unforeseen troubles."

Why is the Sommerville Police Department thanked in the linear notes of Permanent Vacation?
Because the picture of the band in the jail cell was taken there.

Are the band members married? Have kids?
Here is a list of the band's wives and children:
Steven Tyler: Wives: Teresa Tyler (Barrick), Cyrindia Foxe (Divorced) Children: Liv, Mia, Chelsea, Taj Monroe


Joe Perry: Wives: Billie Perry (Montgomery), Elyssa Jarrett (Divorced) Children: Anthony, Roman, Aaron, Adrian
Brad Whitford: Wives: Karen Whitford (Lesser), Lori Phillips (Divorced) Children: Zachary, Graham, Harrison
Tom Hamilton: Wife: Terry Hamilton (Cohen) Children: Julian and Dorothy
Joey Kramer: Wife: April Kramer Children: Jesse and Asia

What are Steven and Joe's deserted island records?
In case you didn't know some magazine took up a buncha musicians and such and asked them to name the en records that they would take with them if they were stranded alone on a deserted island. Here are Steven and Joe's responses...
Steven "This will all change in ten minutes.":
The Pretenders: Learning To Crawl
Take 6: First One
Peter Gabriel: Passion
Oliver Messiaen Turangalila Symphonic
Muddy Waters: Hard Again
Consolidated: Play More Music
Edith Piaf The Very Best of Edith Piaf
The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Joe Jackson: Jumpin' Jive
Aerosmith: Get A Grip


Joe Perry:
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever
The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Keith Richards: Talk is Cheap
Ry Cooder: Into the Purple Valley Tom Waits: Bone Machine
Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry On Top
Jeff Beck: Guitar Shop With Terry Bozio and Tony Hymns
AC/DC: Highway To Hell
U2: Acthung Baby

What is the longest Aerosmith song?
Fallen Angels from Nine Lives. It's 8:16. That's the longest from a regular album but if you want to count it Rattlesnake Shake from Pandora's Box is 10:28.

What is the first song Steven and Joe wrote together?
Movin' Out from the debut album.

What is the longest Aerosmith album?
A Little South of Sanity clocking in at over 100 minutes. The longest studio album is Nine Lives at nearly 63 minutes.

What unreleased Aerosmith songs are there?
For all possible information on that go to my List of Every Aerosmith song page.

What albums does Jimmy Crepso play on?
Crepso lends his services to Aerosmith on all or parts of Night In The Ruts, Rock In A Hard Place, and Classics Live I. Songs he plays on also appear on Gems, Pandora's Box, and Box of Fire.

What albums does Rick Dufay play on?
Dufay plays on Rock In A Hard Place and Classics Live I. Songs he plays on also appear on Gems, Pandora's Box, and Box of Fire.

When did Joe and Brad leave?
Joe left during the sessions for Night In The Ruts in 1979. Brad left prior to the recording of Rock In A Hard Place in 1982. For the full story on this go to the Aerosmith History page.

Where was the first Aerosmith concert and what songs did they play?
Aerosmith's first ever gig was at Nipmuc Regional High School in Hopkinton, Mass. They played:
Route 66
Rattlesnake Shake
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
Movin' Out
Somebody
Think About It
Walkin' The Dog
Live With Me
Great Balls of Fire
Good Times Bad Times
Train Kept A Rollin'

Does Aerosmith have one of those Artist Direct stores?
Not yet, but they will soon. Keep checking back at www.artistdirect.com

What is the first Aerosmith album?
What is the newest? etc.
For all possible information on that go to my Aerosmith Discography page.

What was the first Aerosmith album to go gold?
Get Your Wings was the first, but since then all of the band's albums (and box sets and videos) have gone gold.

What was the first Aerosmith album to go platinum?
It was Rocks.

What Aerosmith album went platinum the quickest?
Nine Lives, it went platinum in four months.

What was Aerosmith's first gold single?
It was Love In An Elevator from Pump. Later gold singles were Cryin', Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees), and I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.

What was Aerosmith's first platinum single?
To my knowledge, they do not yet have one.

What #1 singles does Aerosmith have?
Their lone #1 is I Don't Want To Miss A Thing from the Armageddon soundtrack.

Why are some of the songs on Greatest Hits shorter than the album versions?
It's because the versions on Greatest Hits are the versions of the songs that were released as singles.

Wasn't that Steven on Oprah?
Yes it was! Steven Tyler and his wife appeared on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in April 1999. They talked about a family in Boston that they had helped get a house, among other things.

What's this I keep hearing about an Aerosmith rollercoaster?
In July 1999 Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida debuted the Rockin' Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith. It features an individual sound system for each seat, loops reaching up to 4Gs, and can go from 0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds! It also features NEW that's right new music from Aerosmith, and videos of the band as well.

What is the Mama Kins club?
The Mama Kin Music Hall is a nightclub in Boston on Landsdowne Street. It's co-owned by Aerosmith and Pat Lyons, and features lots of Aero-memorabilia, cafe, and, of course, a concert stage! Aerosmith occasionally performs there as well. Well at least they used to. Aerosmith has since sold all their shares in Mama Kins to Pat Lyons, and the club has been renamed and no longer has anything to do with Aerosmith. Ain't that a bitch?

What songs has Aerosmith used to open their shows?
Aerosmith has used a lot of opening songs, and this is by no means a complete list, but these are the main songs that Aerosmith has used to open their concerts through the years: Make It (Early 70's), Toys In The Attic, Back In The Saddle, Young Lust (Mostly Pump Tour), Eat The Rich (Mostly GAG tour), and Nine Lives (Nine Lives tour).

What songs has Aerosmith used to close their shows?
Again Aerosmith has used lots of concert-closing songs, and this isn't a complete list, but a main list of Aero concert closers is: Train Kept A Rollin', Toys In The Attic, Walk This Way, and Sweet Emotion.

What happened to Steven and Joey in 1998?
At a concert in Anchorage, Alaska in April 1998 Steven seriously hurt his knee. Here's how it happened: During the first song of a three song encore (which was Mama Kin) he swung his mikestand like he always does. This time however, the 20-pound base of the microphone stand hit his knee. The Aero tour was postponed for a few months. Then in the summer of 1998 Joey was filling his Ferrari up with gas and suddenly it exploded! He suffered second degree burns and was rushed to the hospital. However both healed and Aerosmith went "On The Road Again" in September.

Who was the first DJ to play an Aerosmith song?
Maxanne Sartori from Boston.

What home videos has Aerosmith released?
For all possible information on that go to My Aerosmith Videography page.

How did Aerosmith come to work on the Armageddon soundtrack?
Director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Brockenheimer of Armageddon are both Aero fans. Bay even directed the Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) video. Anyways... and since Liv was in the movie they thought it would be a doubly good idea to include some Aerosmith tunes in it, so they put Sweet Emotion and Come Together in the movie. They also wanted a love song, so they had Diane Warren write I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, and they asked Aerosmith if they would perform the song for the movie. Obviously they agreed. They said though that if they did that song that they would have to do a rocker, and the Armageddon guys said sure and they went into the studio and cut What Kind of Love Are You On? an outtake from Nine Lives, and put it on the soundtrack also.

One of the Aerosmith albums thanks a "Michael Anthony" in the linear notes. Is this the Van Halen bassist?
No, it is not.

Did Aerosmith ever make a demo tape?
No Aerosmith never made a demo tape. They didn't have to, they got signed to a recording contract by performing live at Max's Kansas City... in front of Columbia Records' Clive Davis no less.

Have any Aerosmith bandmembers done 60 Minutes?
Yes I know that Joe Perry has. If any other Aero bandmember has please tell me so. In case you didn't know 60 Minutes is a monthly article in Guitar World magazine where famous musicians pick out "The hour of music that rocks my world." Here is Joe's list:
"I Want To Take You Higher" Sly And The Family Stone
"I'm Not Talking" The Yardbirds
"Steppin' Out" John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
"Going Down" Freddie King
"Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" Chuck Berry
"One" U2
"Killing In The Name" Rage Against The Machine
"Fire" Jimi Hendrix
"Honky Tonk Women" The Rolling Stones
"Rattlesnake Shake" Fleetwood Mac
"Strawberry Fields" The Beatles
"Plush" Stone Temple Pilots

Is Aerosmith in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame?
Unfortunately they are not. They were eligible last year and did not get picked for some reason. So obviously, they are eligible again this year. If you want to help them get in to to www.rockhall.com and tell them what you think on the message boards. Even though Aerosmith isn't in the Hall there are several Aero-related items there, so check it out if you can.

Does Aerosmith ever do webcasts or cyberchats?
Yes, in fact they are one of the bands that does that most frequently. They have the record for largest webcast of all-time and were the first band to do all the major cyberchats. Look at the official Aerosmith site and places like that regularly for info on new Aerosith cyberchats and webcasts.

Why isn't Draw The Line listed or credited on Live! Bootleg?
It is, I am told, "to keep with the sloppy tradition of bootleggers." The point of the album and it's packaging is to mimick real bootlegs. So they are implying that bootleggers don't take their time to make sure that everything is perfect and right, and that they might forget to list a track, which is why they did it apparently.

What movies does Aerosmith music appear in even if it isn't in the soundtrack?
Okay here's the list:
Shanghai Noon: Back In The Saddle
Say Anything: Back In The Saddle
True Romance: The Other Side
Mrs. Doubtfire: Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
Air America: Love Me Two Times
Ace Ventura: Line Up
Less Than Zero: The Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Wayne's World II: Water Song, Dude (Looks Like A Lady), and Shut Up And Dance
Last Action Here: Dream On (MTV 10th Anniversary Edition
Armageddon: Sweet Emotion, Come Together, I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Animal Crackers and What Kind of Love Are You On?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band: Come Together
The Simpsons (Television): Walk This Way and Young Lust
Dazed And Confused: Sweet Emotion
Howard Stern's Private Parts: Sweet Emotion
Adidas Runner (Television Commercial): Sweet Emotion

Describe the band members please...
Okay...
Steven Tyler:
Birthname: Steven Victor Tallarico
Birthplace: Yonkers, NY
Birthdate: 3-26-48
Height: 5'11''
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown


Joe Perry:
Birthname: Anthony Joseph Perry
Birthplace: Lawrence, MA
Birthdate: 9-10-50
Height: 5'9''
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Brad Whitford:
Birthname: Brad Earnest Whitford
Birthplace: Winchester, MA
Birthdate: 2-23-52
Height: 5'7''
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Tom Hamilton:
Birthname: Thomas William Hamilton
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO
Birthdate: 12-31-51
Height: 6'1''
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Joey Kramer:
Birthname: Joseph Michael Kramer
Birthplace: Bronx, NY
Birthday: 6-21-50
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue

Has Aerosmith ever been in any movies or TV shows?
Yes they have. Not including concerts and award shows here's a list:
Wayne's World (SNL Show): Skit


Wayne's World II: Performed Dude (Looks Like A Lady), and Shut Up And Dance live and Wayne and Garth went backstage
Saturday Night Live: Performed 4 Times, and Did Random Skits
The Late Show With David Letterman: Performed Cryin', and Joe Perry sit in with the house band for 4 days.
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno: Performed Pink and Walk This Way, and Talked about the Walk This Way book
The Decline of Western Civilization: Interviewed Steven Tyler
Homicide: Life On The Streets: Joe Perry played a narcotics detective
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Steven and his wife appeared
Goodnight Josephine Parker: Steven has a cameo
The Simpsons: Performed Walk This Way and Young Lusto once
Aerosmith is mentioned or their items seen in these movies as well:

Brainscan: Mentions an Aerosmith concert, and Aero posters are seen.


Spider-Man (cartoon show): Someone says "What about that guy from Aerosmith" and a man morphs into Steven Tyler.
Junior: Darts are thrown at an Aerosmith poster.
Wayne's World II: Aerosmith appears at Waynestock, Classics Live II is seen in the studio, and Aerosmith is mentioned lots of times.
Full House (Television Show): Someone sings Janie's Got A Gun.
The Simpsons (Television Show): Aerosmith performs, also once Bart says "I didn't know Aerosmith made a cereal" and he had a cereal box called Sweet Emotion cereal, that showed a picture of Steven on it
Mad About You (Television Show): A crazed man claims to be Aerosmith's manager.
Dazed & Confused: An Aerosmith concert is mentioned.
Airheads: Janie's Got A Gun video is visible.
Seinfeld (Television Show): Get Your Wings record is seen.
Days of Our Lives: An Aerosmith concert is mentioned.
South Park: Chef says "Well, I'll be a teenage girl backstage at an Aerosmith concert."
EEK! The Cat: EEK says "... and all those Aerosmith videos featuring Alicia Silverstone.
The Late Show With David Letterman: House band plays part of Dude (Looks Like A Lady). Jessie (Television Show): Eat The Rich is heard.
Rising Sun (Movie and Book): A police officer mentions a traffic jam occurs because of an Aerosmith concert
Just For Laughs (Television show): Conversation goes like... "What's better than CD? Will the band come to door?" (Ding Dong) "Oh shit Aerosmith is here...I wonder how much this will cost...honey be quiet. Like you really have to be quiet to hear Aerosmith. What do they have 1% of their hearing left?"
Dharma and Greg (Television Show): " On the show "Dharma and Greg" they were talking with some friends of theirs at dinner and it came up that Dharma and Greg and the couple they were eating with were both at the same Aerosmith concert together. Their guy friend say something like "I can't believe you were there too and we didn't know it, all I remember was some woman yelling 'It's too loud!!'."
General Hospital (Television Show): Mike (?) asks a waitress at a bar if she has extra tickets for the Aerosmith concert in New York.
Who Wants To Be A Millionare?: Aerosmith is one of the answer choices (albeit incorrect) to a question (What band is the book "Hammer of The Gods" about?)
Who Wants To Be A Millionare?: Again, an incorrect choice for an answer to this question: What band's drummer lost his arm and had to relearn?

Has there ever been an Aerosmith rockumentary on MTV?
Yes, in fact there have been 3 Aerosmith rockumentaries on MTV.

Have any Aerosmith bandmembers made appearances on other people's albums?
Yes, lots of times, here's a list:
Various Artists/Merry Axemas Volume I: Joe plays guitar on a song (anyone know which one it is?)


Ringo Starr/I Wanna Be Santa Claus: Joe plays electric guitar on Pax Um Biscum (Peace Be With You) and does the guitar solo on Christmas Time Is Here Again
Kiss/Gene Simmons: Joe plays guitar on Radioactive and Tunnel of Love
Motley Crue/Dr. Feelgood: Steven sings harmony vocals on Slice of My Pie and Sticky Sweet
Alice Cooper/Trash: Steven sings on Only My Heart Talkin', Joe plays guitar on House of Fire, Tom plays bass and Joey plays drums on Trash
Run D.M.C./Raisin' Hell: Steven sings and Joe plays guitar on the Walk This Way cover
Ringo Starr/Vertical Man: Steven plays harmonica and background vocals on I Was Walkin', background vocals on Mindfield, La De De, and Love Me Do, and drums on Drift Away
Run D.M.C./Crown Royal: Steven sings and Joe plays guitar on It's Tricky
The Sound Kings/Growing Up With An Invisible Friend: Joe plays guitar on "Invisible"

What is that "story" on the back of the Rock In A Hard Place cd?
Those are the lyrics to a song on the album called Prelude To Joanie, written by Steven Tyler.

Are there any famous Aerosmith cover bands?
Yes, Draw The Line, the official Aerosmith cover band, is the most known. You can learn more about them at their website www.fineproductions.com

Who painted the Toys In The Attic cover?
It was done by Ingrid Haenke.

Where can I learn the history of Aerosmith?
The best way is to buy the book that I mentioned above Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith. It's the most detailed and complete account available, and straight from Aerosmith themselves no less! For a brief version you should check out My Aerosmith History Page.

What instrumental Aerosmith songs exist?
Not many. There are several on Pandora's Box (KraWhitHam, Cirelc Jerk, Soul Saver, I Live In Conneticutt, Let It Slide, and Shit House Shuffle), and on singles, but only two on regular studio album. They are The Movie from Peramanent Vacation and Boogie Man from Get A Grip. There are also some others that could be considered instrumental too, such as Water Song and Dulcimer Stomp from Pump, though they are really a parts of different songs. There is also some unlisted and uncredited music at the end of Pump after The Other Side that is instrumental.

Who was the last member to join?
Brad Whitford was the last member to join and is also the youngest.

What members has been there the longest?
Steven, Tom, and Joey have all been there for the whole wild ride! Unless you want to say that Steven and Tom have been there the longest because when the band was just forming Tom and Steven were in before they auditioned Joey.

What member has spent the least time in Aerosmith?
Well it depends on how you look at it. Raymond Tabano was once a member of Aerosmith, but was replaced by Brad way before they became famous, or before they even got a recording contract. So it's him if you consider him a member. But out of the "classic" lineup Joe has been there the least, even though Brad was the last to join, he left Aerosmith for almost 4 years.

Are there any albums that Joe and Brad don't appear on at all?
Joe does not appear on Rock In A Hard Place at all. Even though Brad had left by the time it was released, he plays rhythm guitar on one track.

Who was the first member to get sober and clean?
Steven was. They decided he was the "most addicted" so he got sober first. The others followed suit... eventually.

Who was the last member to get sober and clean?
Tom. He cleaned up his act, during or shortly after the recording of Permanent Vacation.