Aerosmith could possibly stage a surprise reunion after frontman Steven Tyler’s painful health issues.
The I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing rockers left fans devastated when they announced their retirement from concerts last year, after the 76-year-old sustained damage to his vocal cords during their Peace Out tour in 2023.
Following the news, he kept a low profile but was spotted out in LA last month, holding an ice pack to his face.
In a new interview, bassist Tom Hamilton shed light on the future of the group, while also giving an update on how his bandmate’s recovery is coming along.
During an appearance on Boston radio station WBUR, the 73-year-old announced: ‘Steven’s healing process is going really, really well, but it goes at its own pace.
‘Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big “if”, and the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction.
‘If we do anything in the future, it would come from him.’
Although he’s hopeful of a reunion, Tom previously dashed hopes of a full tour last August, while speaking to AARP.
When asked about his hopes to reunite on a scale from 1 to 10, he said: ‘On the hope scale, I’m somewhere between 7 and 9.
‘We won’t be doing any tours from now on, but I’ll always have hope that other types of opportunities will come along.
‘This isn’t the first time black clouds have been on our horizon — and somehow the sun managed to come out.
‘Time and hope are all we have at the moment.’
‘I have doubts that there are any more in the future,’ he added of suggestions for another Las Vegas residency.
Aerosmith formed in the 1970s and have barely left the spotlight since, blessing us with songs including Hole In My Soul, Amazing, Crazy and Sweet Emotion.
The legendary band, currently consisting of Tom, Steven, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford, hit the road in 2023 for the Peace Out Farewell tour, but were forced to postpone their run of dates due to Steven’s injury.
At the time, he shared that he had received strict orders from his doctors, who urged him not to sing for the next month – after he ‘sustained vocal cord damage that led to subsequent bleeding’.
However, 10 months later, the group revealed that his recovery ‘is not possible’, meaning that they would retire from touring altogether.
‘It was 1970 when a spark of inspiration became Aerosmith,’ they said in a lengthy statement last summer. ‘Thanks to you, our Blue Army, that spark caught flame and has been burning for over five decades. Some of you have been with us since the beginning and all of you are the reason we made rock ‘n’ roll history.
‘It has been the honor of our lives to have our music become part of yours. In every club, on every massive tour and at moments grand and private you have given us a place in the soundtrack of your lives.
‘We’ve always wanted to blow your mind when performing. As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury.’
‘We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage,’ they continued.
‘We are grateful beyond words for everyone who was pumped to get on the road with us one last time. Grateful to our expert crew, our incredible team and the thousands of talented people who’ve made our historic runs possible.
‘A final thank you to you – the best fans on planet Earth. Play our music loud, now and always. Dream On. You’ve made our dreams come true.’
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