Aerosmith To Retire From Touring Over Steven Tyler’s Vocal Injury

Classic rock titan Aerosmith will retire from touring because of frontman Steven Tyler’s vocal injury, the band announced Friday.

Tyler, 76, who damaged his vocal cords and fractured his larynx in September, is not expected to make a full recovery, the band said in a statement.

“As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other,” the statement said. “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.”

The band — Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whitford (guitar) — had a planned farewell tour later in the year that had been postponed from September because Tyler was injured before the run of shows concluded. Tickets will be refunded, the statement said.

The group first formed in 1970 and released a string of hits including “Dream On,” “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and “Walk This Way,” the latter later rereleased with Run-DMC. They are among the best-selling artists in U.S. history for albums sold.

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