This morning, Steven Tyler and throat surgeon Dr. Steven Zeitels appeared on
Today to promote their Sunday-night appearance on the National Geographic Channel's
Incredible Human Machine; if you ever wanted to know just what happens to the insides of the Aerosmith frontman's throat when he hits that high note in "Dream On," then this is going to be the show for you, as the program will reveal the stretching and straining that Tyler's vocal chords undergo during the course of a show. Appetizing! I only wish they'd recreated the vocal-chord-cam live, as I'd love to see what his innards looked like when he squawked that high note at the 0:58 mark. Aspiring vocalists, remember: Warming up is
very important.
Just in time for the release of the Guitar Hero edition in his band's name, Steven Tyler has admitted that he entered rehab last month in order to recover from dependency on pain and sleep-assistance meds. Publicity tours in 2008 have reached some sort of Twilight Zone level and they're never, ever coming back, are they? [AP]
- Steven Tyler has allegedly been telling people he wants to leave Aerosmith; his upper lip, however, still has a three-album deal with Columbia. That one's all yours, David Spade! [Page Six]
Ah, October baseball; we love its crispness and high stakes, especially when the right teams are fighting their way to the top. But a good game can be tainted by its attendant musical performances—those requisite patriotism-stoking warbles of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America"—if the wrong singer is asked to step in.
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