Tyler checked into rehab
By Carol Beggy
Globe Staff / May 21, 2008
Boston Globe

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic in Pasadena, Calif., according to the celebrity website TMZ.com.

Responding to a query from The Boston Globe, Mitch Schneider, spokesman for Tyler and the band, said in an e-mail: "I don't know anything about it and have left word with the band's management."

Tyler, 60, was in Las Encinas Hospital's rehab program yesterday getting treatment for "substance abuse," according to TMZ.com. (It's the same facility where the reality show "Celebrity Rehab" was filmed.)

Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry were often called the "Toxic Twins" because of their hard-partying rock 'n' roll lifestyle. But in recent years, Tyler and the other members of Aerosmith had been outspoken about cleaning up their lives.

In 2001, the same year the Boston-based band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tyler had a wing at a Roxbury rehab clinic center named in his honor for his financial and outspoken support of Victory Programs, a Boston-based agency that works with individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction, and chronic illnesses.

Tyler was even able to joke about dealing with past demons. In a 2002 interview with the Globe, Tyler explained his willingness to do a "Got Milk?" ad: "Hey, if it's funny enough, do it. I mean, I would do an ad for rehab if they used [our song] `Take Me to the Farm.' One thing I learned from the '80s is that it's good to have a sense of humor."

Good luck, would-be Mick!

:thatwassmart

Be well, Steve.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/jsoxy/steven2006.jpg

"drugs, sex, and rock n' roll. Take away the drugs and there's more time to fuck."

Sad news, especially since they were all sober for such a long time. Hopefully it's not heroin.

He's been having surgery and various health problems the past few years, it's probably painkillers.

Does plastic surgery cause painkiller addiction? Discuss...

Does this mean he's going be on "celebrity Rehab"? I'm sorry to hear that happen, he's been clean/sober for years, Joe Perry & the rest of the band are o.k. I take it, the whole band had to clean up in the 80's.

His addiction is plastic surgery.  

wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 1:20pm:

Does plastic surgery cause painkiller addiction? Discuss...

are you happy with AI results.

" His addiction is plastic surgery.  "


YOU ARE ON FIRE TODAY !!!!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/collettl/58649993_30cfb197c9_m.jpg !!!!!!

Hey Steve, no offense but die already would ya?

SweetVirginia wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 11:52am:

Be well, Steve. http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/jsoxy/steven2006.jpg

mary-kate olsen?

I wish him well.  It just goes to show that recovery is just a day-to-day thing no matter how long one has been sober.

heres a lil Rehab for ya-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNDjrdDr_J0&feature=related

Some Guy wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 2:39pm:

wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 1:20pm: Does plastic surgery cause painkiller addiction? Discuss... are you happy with AI results.

Ecstatic! I hated that lil shitbag & I totally dug the Missouri guy's vox!

:wow

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b107/jsoxy/steven2006.jpg

That's a nice picture of Carly Simon with her hair all messed up, but how about a picture of Mr. Tyler?

wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 2:49pm:

Hey Steve, no offense but die already would ya?

You first, cocksucker.

aerosmith is a great band.  i wish all the best for steven,

He's probably just going in for a little tuneup that's all.

wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 2:49pm:

Hey Steve, no offense but die already would ya?

There's a certain irony, that a few I know wish that upon you. i'm not one of them. I just hope you get clean/sober and happy.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 7:43pm:

He's probably just going in for a little tuneup that's all.

He needs to hang out with Keth Richards more often. That will tune him up.
:wtf1

I love Aerosmith very much too, and I think "Honkin' on Bobo" must have been one hard to swallow album for many Stones fans, hence the bitterness  :aimama Just saying...

Get well fast Tallarico  :willya

mick tyler?

I can't wait to see Steve in group sessions on Celebrity Rehab, that's a joke of a show, I have a friend in A.A. who calls it absolute bullshit!!! I mean it's filmed as the person is going thru withdrawl, it's phoney as hell, it's all acted out, I mean for a real addict, do you think for one second that the person wants to be in a film??? I mean a real addict doesn't want to have camera men/audio follow them all over, they can't be hurting that bad to have this done, it's all for making a T.V. show & like fake wrestling, it's phoney.

Heart Of Stone wrote on May 25^th, 2008 at 1:32pm:

I can't wait to see Steve in group sessions on Celebrity Rehab, that's a joke of a show, I have a friend in A.A. who calls it absolute bullshit!!! I mean it's filmed as the person is going thru withdrawl, it's phoney as hell, it's all acted out, I mean for a real addict, do you think for one second that the person wants to be in a film??? I mean a real addict doesn't want to have camera men/audio follow them all over, they can't be hurting that bad to have this done, it's all for making a T.V. show & like fake wrestling, it's phoney.

Then Jeff Conaway better prep his Emmy acceptance speech...

left shoe shuffle wrote on May 25^th, 2008 at 6:35pm:

Heart Of Stone wrote on May 25th, 2008 at 1:32pm: I can't wait to see Steve in group sessions on Celebrity Rehab, that's a joke of a show, I have a friend in A.A. who calls it absolute bullshit!!! I mean it's filmed as the person is going thru withdrawl, it's phoney as hell, it's all acted out, I mean for a real addict, do you think for one second that the person wants to be in a film??? I mean a real addict doesn't want to have camera men/audio follow them all over, they can't be hurting that bad to have this done, it's all for making a T.V. show & like fake wrestling, it's phoney. Then Jeff Conaway better prep his Emmy acceptance speech...

the rim is way down here and that post is way up there.

Some Guy wrote on May 25^th, 2008 at 6:46pm:

left shoe shuffle wrote on May 25th, 2008 at 6:35pm: Heart Of Stone wrote on May 25th, 2008 at 1:32pm: I can't wait to see Steve in group sessions on Celebrity Rehab, that's a joke of a show, I have a friend in A.A. who calls it absolute bullshit!!! I mean it's filmed as the person is going thru withdrawl, it's phoney as hell, it's all acted out, I mean for a real addict, do you think for one second that the person wants to be in a film??? I mean a real addict doesn't want to have camera men/audio follow them all over, they can't be hurting that bad to have this done, it's all for making a T.V. show & like fake wrestling, it's phoney. Then Jeff Conaway better prep his Emmy acceptance speech... the rim is way down here and that post is way up there.

Whatever that is suppose to mean!, I'm glad I'm not a Druggie, I'm just a simple alcoholic!

Quote:

Good luck, would-be Mick!

He's more a of would be Johansen i think - and johansen was a would be mick (sort of)

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd164/old_king_live_forever/1053970389_david_jo1.jpg

there's nothing wrong with emulating the best

I always liked Tyler for that---his sources are great!  

lotsajizz wrote on May 26^th, 2008 at 9:09am:

there's nothing wrong with emulating the best I always liked Tyler for that---his sources are great!

and his lips are real, which is why he got the Jagger Jr. label... Can't fault him for that...

Didn't he go around telling people he was Mick's brother when he was young? I think I remember someone saying that on this board.

Didn't he go around telling people he was Mick's brother when he was young? I think I remember someone saying that on this board.

rehab's fer quitters.......... :wtf1

TenThousandMotels wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 10:43am:

Tyler checked into rehab By Carol Beggy Globe Staff / May 21, 2008 Boston Globe Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic in Pasadena, Calif., according to the celebrity website TMZ.com. Responding to a query from The Boston Globe, Mitch Schneider, spokesman for Tyler and the band, said in an e-mail: "I don't know anything about it and have left word with the band's management." Tyler, 60, was in Las Encinas Hospital's rehab program yesterday getting treatment for "substance abuse," according to TMZ.com. (It's the same facility where the reality show "Celebrity Rehab" was filmed.) Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry were often called the "Toxic Twins" because of their hard-partying rock 'n' roll lifestyle. But in recent years, Tyler and the other members of Aerosmith had been outspoken about cleaning up their lives. In 2001, the same year the Boston-based band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tyler had a wing at a Roxbury rehab clinic center named in his honor for his financial and outspoken support of Victory Programs, a Boston-based agency that works with individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction, and chronic illnesses. Tyler was even able to joke about dealing with past demons. In a 2002 interview with the Globe, Tyler explained his willingness to do a "Got Milk?" ad: "Hey, if it's funny enough, do it. I mean, I would do an ad for rehab if they used [our song] `Take Me to the Farm.' One thing I learned from the '80s is that it's good to have a sense of humor."

methadone and oxycontin... bad mix.

good luck.

Holden wrote on May 26^th, 2008 at 3:42pm:

Didn't he go around telling people he was Mick's brother when he was young? I think I remember someone saying that on this board.

Maybe he did ... but it was probably a retort in the context of being asked a bunch of stupid question by idiot reporters.

ijwthstd wrote on May 22^nd, 2008 at 6:14pm:

wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 2:49pm: Hey Steve, no offense but die already would ya? You first, cocksucker.

 
Beat me to it!  Hope Steve gets well.

Steven Tyler goes to rehab for 'quiet environment'
AP

LOS ANGELES - Steven Tyler checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy, the Aerosmith frontman said in a statement Thursday.

Tyler said the surgeries were to correct long-time foot injuries resulting from his physical performances as the singer for the blues-rock band.

"The doctors told me the pain in my feet could be corrected but it would require a few surgeries over time," Tyler said in the statement. "The 'foot repair' pain was intense, greater than I'd anticipated. The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic. I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet."

The 60-year-old was known for heavy drug and alcohol abuse in the 1970s and early 1980s, but completed rehabilitation in 1986, after which Aerosmith enjoyed a successful revival.

TenThousandMotels wrote on May 29^th, 2008 at 7:52pm:

Steven Tyler checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy, the Aerosmith frontman said in a statement Thursday.

Got to get on the good foot!

Joey Kramer is a less-than-average drummer too...

wrote on May 29^th, 2008 at 8:04pm:

Joey Kramer is a less-than-average drummer too...

You are a less than average human being.

left shoe shuffle wrote on May 29^th, 2008 at 7:59pm:

TenThousandMotels wrote on May 29th, 2008 at 7:52pm: Steven Tyler checked into a rehab facility in search of a "safe environment" to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy, the Aerosmith frontman said in a statement Thursday. Got to get on the good foot!

Indeed. I remember reading he ripped the entire heel off one of his feet in a motorcycle accident years ago. Combine that with various stage-related injuries and you've got a real hot foot from hell going there. It doesn't surprise me he's gotten re-addicted to painkillers.

Steven Tyler In Rehab After Foot Surgery
May 30, 2008 10:05 AM
By Suzanne Kayian
LiveDaily Contributor
Steven Tyler, who reportedly entered rehab earlier this month, said a series of surgeries and post-operative physical therapy to correct foot injuries were the reasons he checked himself into a California facility, according to a statement issued yesterday (5/29).

Tyler said the pain from the surgeries was greater than he had anticipated. "The months of rehabilitative care and the painful strain of physical therapy were traumatic," he said. "I really needed a safe environment to recuperate where I could shut off my phone and get back on my feet."

The statement made no reference to Tyler's history of alcohol and drug abuse, which he apparently has had under control for decades. However, it is common for sober addicts to relapse when medical conditions warrant repetitive use of pain medications. This may not be the case with Tyler, though the rehab facility in which he is seeking treatment is known for treating alcohol and drug abuse.

Tyler, who said his foot injuries resulted from his trademark athletic performance on stage, expects a full recovery. "Make no mistake," he said in the statement, "Aerosmith [ tickets ] has no plans to stop rocking. There's a new album to record, then another tour."

Hey Hey.....Dude looks like an asshole.....Gaaaagaaaddaddddaaaaaaaaa

After all the guy is just a human being, he's not God!! he's not Jesus Christ! it's not very hard for a junkie to fall into relaspe, especially after he's had all that stuff happen to him, it's what he's doing today that counts, not what happened to him, yesterdays don't count!! it's what he's doing today!!

I'm not sure he's a David Johanssen look-a-like, when 'smith was formed in '71, which could be before the NYDolls, or, at the very least, at the same time.  
They've all had a medical reality hit, if you look at it, xecpt for Whitford if I'm correct.
Christ, Kramer was almost killed at a gas station, when a pump blew up!
Here's hoping this 1/2 of the Toxic Twins makes it thru this...