Steven Tyler has lived a hard life.He is the front man for the band Aerosmith, and has a new job as judge on American Idol.But dig deep into his past and you will see some of the shocking events that got him to where he is today.In his new book, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?” Tyler talks about his youth and how he was just a normal kid spending most of his days outside,
“I was a mountain boy, barefoot and wild. I’d come back after an afternoon of killing with my slingshot and Red Ryder BB gun with a string of blue jays tied to my belt.”
During his teen years he met fellow band mates Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton and after attending Woodstock decided they should start a band – and the rest is history.The one constant in the book is Tyler’s outrageous drug use, rehab, drug use, rehab pattern. At age 63 he says drugs are still a struggle and looks back at the years of use and the money spent saying,
“I kept drugs in the drum kits on stage so they would always be near me. I’ve blown $20 million on cocaine, heroin, and prescription drugs. I snorted my plane, I snorted my house. I just couldn’t stop.”
Tyler says he has been in and out of a dozen different rehabs but it always ended the same way – doing more drugs.He writes that in Aerosmith’s heyday he was buying pounds of coke for $20,000 and snorting massive quantities off the top of bass amps in the studio and on stage. Once the cocaine didn’t satisfy his urges he started buying heroin and injecting it directly into his butt.After finally getting away from the cocaine and heroin, he says he became addicted to prescription medication which was just as bad, if not worse, then using illegal drugs.“Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?” is a great read for anybody who likes Aerosmith and the 1970-1980’s rock band lifestyle. But for those American Idol fans new to Steven Tyler you may be a little disappointed since he only talks briefly about the show.But what a walk down memory lane it is for me. As a teenager I attended an Aerosmith concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis on July 4th, 1980. To this day I remember it. I was still in high school and Aerosmith was at their pinnacle of success.It was classic, unlike anything bands do today. “Walk this way”, “Sweet Emotion”, “Walk the Dog”, “Toys in the Attic”. And that funny smell in the arena was so thick that we all felt the love.No Steven - the noise in your head does not bother me. In fact as I write this post, a little voice in my head is singing the words to “Sweet Emotion”.Man, I feel old now…Watch Aerosmith Perform ‘Sweet Emotion’ LiveFollow InfoStar on Twitter
Actress Rene Russo visited with Jay Leno last night, and boy was she wasted.Russo, who was visiting the show to plug her “Thor” movie, told Jay she had hurt her back and was on “Lots of pain killers and drugs.”She wasn’t kidding.Most of the interview Russo swayed back and forth and held her head in her hands. It was clear she was buzzed.Below is one segment of the interview and then her visit backstage after the show.
Remember back in 2008 when Aerosmith announced they were working on a new album?Remember when they said the project had been scrapped, and so had the tour, and that the band was breaking up?Now we are getting a little more insight on what was happening to the band during those years in Tyler’s new book “Does the noise in my head bother you?”The Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge will be on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine next month and said the book was,
"the unbridled truth, the in-your-face, up-close and prodigious tale of Steven Tyler straight from the horse's lips ... All the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear."
Tyler, 63, also says that he did drugs with guitarist Joe Perry in 2008 after many years of both of them being sober.
“Joe Perry was so impaired by snorting prescription pills, he couldn't even play his instrument. But I was no better - I couldn't sing.”
Tyler says he is sober now and enjoying his time as the newest American Idol judge, and would like to get the guys of Aerosmith back together for another run at making an album.Tyler last appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone's Magazine in the August 1976 issue.Watch Steven Tyler Sing Medley of Beatles Songs for Paul McCartney
We knew one branch of the “Quaid” tree was a little mossy with Randy Quaid and wife Evi.They are hiding out in Canada so the Hollywood assassins don’t find them.But brother Dennis had some news of his own to drop this week. Seems Dennis Quaid used to have a very destructive cocaine habit during the 1970’s and 80’s.Dennis, 57, is currently doing publicity for his film “Soul Surfer” and told CBS News that he became addicted to cocaine when he first moved to California to pursue an acting career.
"It was very casual at first. That's what people were doing when they were at parties. Cocaine was even in the budgets of movies, thinly disguised. It was petty cash, you know? It was supplied, basically, on movie sets because everyone was doing it. People would make deals. Instead of having a cocktail, you'd have a line.By the time I was doing The Big Easy, in the late 1980s, I was a mess...I'd wake up, snort a line, and swear I wasn't going to do it again that day. But then 4 o'clock rolled around, and I'd be right back down the same road like a little squirrel on one of those treadmills"
Quaid, who will be seen later this year in the “Footloose” remake, is well known for his roles in “Smart People”, “Yours, Mine and Ours”, “Flight of the Phoenix, Everybody's All-American”, and “The Right Stuff”.His brother Randy Quaid, and his wife Evi, are hiding out in Canada after being found by police in a house that they sold ten years ago. They told authorities that they were being chased by aliens and fled to Canada before their court appearance. Yea, nuts.Dennis says he has cleaned up his act but does not completely regret the experience saying,
“It gave me the resolve and a resilience to persevere in life. If I hadn't gone through that period, I don't know if I'd still be acting.”
Well, maybe we all jumped the gun on this one.We really wanted Ted to jam on the job offers and chance to set things right.But it looks like the dream may be allusive for golden voice, ex-homeless man, Ted Williams discovered last week.It was announced today by TMZ that Williams will check himself into rehab for drugs and alcohol, and it looks like Dr. Phil had something to do with it…Dr. Phil had Ted and his children on his show Wednesday and things grew a bit emotional. Police were later called to a hotel after Williams hit one of his daughters, grabbed and pushed her, and admitted crack was his drug of choice.It later became clear that after telling everybody he had been clean and sober for two years…. that he had been drinking every day since he was discovered on YouTube.Police later released Williams. It is unclear exactly when or where Williams will enter rehab.We’re still rooting for you Ted.Charlie, is there anything you need to say?
Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, was found dead Friday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment, and a crack pipe and pill bottles were found near his body.Goldstein, 36, worked at some of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs and parties as a DJ, and dated some of Hollywood's hottest personalities like Nicole Richie and Mandy Moore.Cops broke down the door to his Manhattan apartment and found his body about 5:20 p.m. Friday.Goldstein was open about his past drug abuse with crack, cocaine and ecstasy, but had been telling reporters and friends he was now drug free.Last September he survived a tragic South Carolina plane crash that killed four people and seriously injured his friend Travis Barker.Goldstein and Barker were the only survivors._
Seems like some things never change.Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids during his 2003 season, a new report shows.The New York Yankees player tested positive for two anabolic steroids, and his name appears on a list of over one hundred other players who tested positive for drugs during 2003.He tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone while playing for the Texas Rangers.Primobolan, also known as methenolone, is injected or taken orally, and improves strength and maintains lean muscle with minimal side effects.In a December 2007 interview with "60 Minutes" he denied using steroids or other drugs.Rodriguez played for the Rangers in 2003, when he won the AL home run title and MVP award. He was traded to the Yankees in 2004. He is drawing a $27 million salary after signing a record $275 million, 10-year contract with New York in 2007._
Steven Tyler has lived a hard life.He is the front man for the band Aerosmith, and has a new job as judge on American Idol.But dig deep into his past and you will see some of the shocking events that got him to where he is today.In his new book, “Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?” Tyler talks about his youth and how he was just a normal kid spending most of his days outside,
