Steven Tyler in New Televison Profile About His Past Drug Use: 'We Snorted Half of Peru'

Posted on Feb 25th 2013 1:30PM by Amy Sciarretto Comments

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Aerosmith, namely singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, were the subject of a 60 Minutes profile, for the Australian version of the news magazine.

In the 13-minute piece, Tyler says they realistically blew $5 to $6 million on drugs." The singer chalks it up to the rock star life, saying "We snorted half of Peru. It's what we did."

The always quippy frontman confessed, "I am as good a drug addict as I am a singer and a father. I am that good at trying to make myself feel good. But it takes me down and seals me like a crook." Sounds like he is self-aware, thanks to a cocktail of rehab and therapy, and knowing who he is on a base level.

The interview also spotlights Tyler and Perry's tumultuous relationship. The twosome -- famously referred to as the 'Toxic Twins' -- have a typical push and pull, which often occurs between lead singers and guitarists, with Tyler admitting he is inflicted with LSD -- Lead Singer's Disease.

But through the arguments, break ups, addictions, rehab and babies being born, they function like a marriage, where they fall in and out of love.

Tyler reveals he was called "pinhead" and "nigger lips" while growing up, which sucked at the time, but is now a badge of honor for him.

He spoke about how his two season stint as an American Idol judge raised the band's stock "270 percent." Both he and Perry admit that there is no Aerosmith without Steven Tyler or without Joe Perry, even though the band tried to replace him when he was being courted by Idol.

"I've gotten more laughs out of him than anything else, for all the arguing and for all 'The Toxic Twins,'" Perry said. "We're brothers. That doesn't seem to go away."

Tyler said it best, "I can't live without them. I don't want to. It's honest glue and honest love, wrapped up in codependency."

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bjeannetteb

Do something with your hair Steve.

March 23 2013 at 11:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bjeannetteb

Mr Tyler needs to have acceptance to the fact that he is in fact getting older. Yes, you do have talent but you need to re-invent yourself. You did everything you had to do as far as getting clean and all. That was cool. You bowed down to the liberals and was accepted into mainstream society by becoming politically correct. There was something bad boyish and sexy when you didn\'t care what other people thought of you. I know you got clean and sober for yourself but let\'s not forget the record contract Steve. I do have respect for. I am a child of the 70s. We are the same age. I just feel that the look you have is just not cutting it anymore. You are starting to look like you belong in the throwback department and I hate to see you go down that aisle in the department store of life. You still got it, just gotta show it in a way that compliments you.The hairdo has to go. Ok!! I said it. Do something with that mop!

March 23 2013 at 11:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Reginald Solomon

So why do you think we need to know what we already know? You need to know that your lips are sagging and you look like a woman in mid life crisis...Gosh! take som \"man pills\" or something, you look like an old female

February 26 2013 at 10:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
roger

every addiction has a way back to health. but only if you're willing to make the first step http://bit.ly/XAD5dY

February 26 2013 at 5:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lindsay

piss ant

February 26 2013 at 1:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ro

It is 30 minutes over the 2 minutes this story is worth!

February 26 2013 at 1:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jorge

Steven Tyler did drugs? You're Lying!

February 26 2013 at 11:02 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
DARRYL ALEXANDER

what? I thought he kept his face looking so well by using noxema.....

February 26 2013 at 10:13 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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tsh85

Best comment ever. Thank you for that. I was going to basically say the same thing, but you said it so well, i shan't even bother.

February 26 2013 at 10:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AP

Idol Judge? Yes indeed. Can't think of anyone more qualified to critique someone wanting to make a name. The judge I'm still shaking my hed over is Nicki Minaj. What qu,lifications has SHE got to be judging anyoine? I'm not a Mariah Carey fan but she at least has 20 years in the business. Minaj has succeeded in making a total ass of herselkf on nationmal television. Steven Tyler has over four decades in rock and roll to base his thoughts on. He's totally honest, blunt sometimes, but he's earned it. He makes no bones about his past and has oewned up to all of it. Most of thre top names in rock list Mr. Tyler as an influence on them. I grew up in his back yard, and from the beginning, we all knew he and his band were going to be something HUGE. It would be prudent of people like Nicki Minaj and some of you people who have no clue about him to realize, he's still around and still the real deal musically. I can't think of a better judge of musical talent than one of the biggest an d baddest in the business. Anyone who claims they don't know who he is, is either oblivious or they''re lying.

February 26 2013 at 9:18 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
vietnamvet1967

WOW, And he was so PROUD of IT

February 26 2013 at 8:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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