Steven Tyler says “American Idol’’ boosted Aerosmith’s sales
Years of acrimony have been good for Aerosmith, says singer Steven Tyler. The frontman tells Time magazine that drugs, alcohol, and even “American Idol’’ brought the band closer together over time. “I’m Italian, so I fight with everybody. But you know, when egos and drugs get in the way, it always turns into . . . like, for instance, when I fell off the stage. No one in the band called me up for 26 weeks,’’ said Tyler. “And I went into a shame spiral. The band got angry that the tour was canceled. Afterwards, we always find that stuff is good for the life of Aerosmith. Like me taking ‘Idol.’ The band was pissed, looking for other singers. But then they found out that it brought the catalog up 270%.’’
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