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Steven Tyler biography

Steven Tyler on "American idol"

Steven Tyler was born as Stephen Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948, 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, Steven 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. 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. 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.

Steven Tyler American idol (American idol judges 2011)

As "American Idol" kicked off its 10th season, all eyes were on new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. As the auditions began, Steven Tyler proved the more unpredictable of the two newbies, prone to bursting into song mid-sentence or lightening the room's mood with a joke. He showed himself to be a thoughtful, attentive judge, locking in on singers with focus in his eyes and even offering to oversee one contestant's "Idol" run himself.

Here are some of Steven Tyler's gems:

• [on judging] - "I know why we're here. We're all here because we're not all there."
• [on contestant Rachel Zevita] - "We oughta let her in the door. Water that flower 'cause I think it's gonna grow."
• [to Randy, about a contestant with a nice backside] - "Were you lookin' down, boy? I saw you lookin' down?" [fist bump]
• [to a contestant with metal stars on her bra top] - "What's with the jujubees on your oohoohbees?"
• [being lecherous] - "An Italian with tattoos, I love you already ... Where is your pitchfork, you little devil?"
• [dropping a little "Cool Hand Luke" on us] - "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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