Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), better known as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and the frontman and lead singer of the Boston -based rock band Aerosmith , in which he also plays the harmonica , and occasional piano and percussion . He is also known as the "Demon of Screamin'" and is equally known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his high-energy performances, he usually dresses in bright, colorful outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand. In the 1970s, Tyler rose to prominence as the frontman of Aerosmith, which released such milestone hard rock albums as Toys in the Attic and Rocks . In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Tyler had a heavy drug and alcohol addiction, and the band's popularity waned. He completed drug rehabilitation in 1986 and has subsequently maintained sobriety for over 20 years, aside from a painkiller addiction in the late 2000s, for which he successfully received treatment in 2009.[1] After Aerosmith launched a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the albums Permanent Vacation , Pump , and Get a Grip , Tyler became a household name and has remained a relevant rock icon . As a result, he has since embarked on several solo endeavors including guest appearances on other artists' music as well as film and TV roles (including as a judge on American Idol ). However, he has continued to record music and perform with Aerosmith, after more than 40 years in the band. He recently was included among Rolling Stone 's 100 Greatest Singers.[2] He was also ranked 3rd on Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time. In 2001 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Aerosmith, and he was the presenter when AC/DC was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003.
Career
Early life (1948 - 1969)
Stephen Victor Tallarico was born March 26, 1948 at Polyclinic Hospital in New York, New York to father Victor Tallarico, a classical musician, and mother Susan Blancha, a secretary. Tyler says that he grew "under his father's piano", and that from what his father played, he got "that emotional thing" that he has with music. When he was sixteen, he formed his first band, called The Strangeurs , later changed to Chain Reaction, where he was the drummer, and later the lead singer. Tyler also had been part of a few local bands, like William Proud and The Left Banke. He was expelled from Roosevelt High School due to his drug use. He graduated from the Leonard Quintano for Young Professionals School in 1966.
Formation and success of Aerosmith (1970 - 1983)
Before Aerosmith was formed, Tyler wrote what would become Aerosmith's signature song, "Dream On ". In 1969, Tyler attended a local rock show in Sunapee , New Hampshire where he first saw future bandmates Joe Perry (guitars) and Tom Hamilton (Bass), who at the time were playing in a band called the Jam Band. Tyler later stated he was struck by their raw power and attitude. Around 1970, Tyler, Perry, and Hamilton decided to form a band. However, Tyler, who had typically performed drums in many of his previous bands, insisted that he be the frontman and lead singer of this band. Joey Kramer , a friend of Tyler's from New York , was recruited to play drums. They also added Tyler's boyhood friend Ray Tabano as a second guitarist. The band moved to Boston and shared a small apartment on Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton . Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971.
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After spending time on the Boston club circuit under the tutelage of their first manager, Frank Connelly, the band began working with New York managers Steve Leber and David Krebs. Leber describes the band as "the closest thing I've ever seen to the Rolling Stones ." On October, 1971, the managers arranged the gig at the legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City to showcase the group to record company executives. They subsequently signed a record deal with Columbia Records in 1971 and released their eponymous debut album in 1973. This was followed by Get Your Wings in 1974. Around this time, Aerosmith continued to tour wherever they could, and opened for bands like Mott the Hoople . The band had a minor hit in "Dream On", which peaked at #59 in 1973, but it wasn't until the back-to-back releases of Toys in the Attic (1975) and Rocks (1976) that Aerosmith broke into the mainstream. In 1975, they achieved their first Top 40 hit in "Sweet Emotion ". Soon after, "Dream On" was re-released and hit #6 in 1976, followed by another Top 10 hit "Walk This Way ". Soon, Aerosmith found themselves headlining huge stadiums and major festivals. 1977's Draw the Line continued this success, and they were catapulted to international fame and recognition, launching tours in Europe and Japan. A series of Hot 100 hits continued throughout the remainder of the decade. Aerosmith's first five albums have also all since gone multi-platinum, and all five are considered to be among the greatest hard rock albums of all time. 1978 saw Tyler make his acting debut as the leader of The Future Villain Band in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , alongside his fellow Aerosmith bandmates. The film also spawned Aerosmith's cover of the Beatles hit "Come Together ", which would be Aerosmith's last Top 40 single for nine years.
As the decade wore on, the fast-paced life of touring, recording, living together, and using drugs began to take its toll on the band. Tyler and Perry often were called the Toxic Twins for their legendary intake of stimulants and heroin . Their relationship is well documented in many of Aerosmith's video releases as well as in the Aerosmith Behind the Music . In August 1979, after a huge fight at a concert in Cleveland , Perry left Aerosmith to begin his own band, The Joe Perry Project . Night in the Ruts was released that fall, and Aerosmith forged on with new guitarist Jimmy Crespo .
In the fall of 1980, Tyler was injured in a serious motorcycle crash that left him hospitalized for two months and unable to tour or record for much of 1981. When the band re-convened to begin recording, Tyler formed a writing partnership with Crespo, co-writing and producing the album Rock in a Hard Place (1982). Brad Whitford had left in 1981, shortly after recording the guitar parts for the album's lead single, "Lightning Strikes ". Whitford was replaced by Rick Dufay , and the band continued to tour into 1983. Tyler's drug abuse increasingly became problematic, and he collapsed on-stage at several shows throughout the early 1980s.
Reuniting and getting clean (1984 - 1986)
On February 14, 1984, Perry and Whitford, who left the band in 1979, showed up at an Aerosmith show. According to the band's Behind the Music special on VH1 , Tyler alleges he made the first phone call to Perry encouraging them to meet up again. Backstage, they all met, and Perry and Whitford agreed to join the band once again. With the new reunion, the band also fired their managers Leber and Krebs, hired new manager Tim Collins (who was managing Joe Perry) and signed a new record contract with Geffen Records .
Aerosmith embarked on a reunion tour, the "Back in the Saddle Tour ", and proceeded to record once again, releasing Done with Mirrors in 1985. The band was still using drugs, however, especially Tyler, who collapsed at a show in Springfield, Illinois , on the 1984 tour. In 1986, the band held a meeting in which the band members staged an intervention on Tyler and convinced him to enter a drug rehabilitation program.
After Tyler had successfully completed rehab, every other member of Aerosmith eventually followed suit; all had successfully exited their respective programs at various times in the mid-late 1980s.
Comeback and superstardom (1986 - 1999)
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