Aerosmith, the Bad Boys of Boston, have been dazzling fans worldwide for almost 40 years. Aerosmith (Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford) first formed in 1970 as a small suburban band scrapping to survive. In 1972, everything changed when Clive Davis saw them play and offered them a record deal with Columbia. Their first album, Aerosmith, debuted in Jan. of the following year. In spite of this, they didn’t go main stream until 1975 when their album Toys in the Attic came out and they have been pumping out hits ever since.
Despite all of their success, they only had their first number one hit in 1998 with I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing. That song stemmed from a movie his daughter (Liv) was to star in and came to him to do the music for it. He said, and I’m paraphrasing, that he just couldn’t say no after hearing “Daddy, please?” That is when it all of their hard work finally paid off and brought the hit every rock star hopes for, which extended their music to a completely new generation.
Aerosmith holds the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums for an American band. They have sold an astounding 150 million albums worldwide, 66.5 million in the U.S. alone. In 2001 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, proving the fact that they truly are America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.
Now, 14 studio albums and many chart topping hits later, it looks like there will be no more Sweet Emotion coming from Aerosmith. After many issues surrounding Tyler’s accident on their latest tour, rumors have it that he is quitting the band to attempt a solo career. Could this possibly be the end of a legend?
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