He was a classical pianist and an orchestra director? But I've also read that your father himself was a musician, which I didn't know. MARTIN: I've read that the Beatles were a huge influence on your life.
TYLER: He's so talented and he's such John's spirit that the world needs to embrace this man because it's what's left of John.ĪEROSMITH: (Singing) Love three times a day, love runs all the way, love three times a day, (unintelligible). And the first line is (singing) hello.ĪEROSMITH: (Singing) Hello, hello, come on, come on, come on. I went: Julian? And the rest is history.ĪEROSMITH: I gave him my album. And I woke up the next morning, took a shower and I was singing (singing) Julian, seashell eyes, and I heard: Steven. And one day I found out that Julian was in the hotel. I had all these lyrics and the songs and I was working double time doing "Idol" and then going into the studio and I couldn't - I needed a place to be by myself, wake up in the middle of the night and nail the music and write these lyrics. Well, you know, I was staying at the Sunset Marquis, where I've stayed for the last 20 years with my family.
John Lennon's son Julian does background vocals on a song, right? MARTIN: There are all kinds of collaborations on this album. It was such a magic moment again and it was like things levitated. The music started falling out of the sky and the band was what we were in the beginning. From then to now, it was, you know, pretty astounding. And I did what we all do well, which was abuse the drugs again, and I wound up in Betty Ford. The pain meds they gave me, I just went off on them - a good drug addict and recovering alcoholic. STEVEN TYLER: No one in the band called me for a bunch of weeks. It all came to a head in 2009 when Tyler actually fell off a stage during a live show. I spoke with Tyler a couple of days ago, and the rock-star-turned-"American Idol" judge told me about a particularly tough time when drugs and alcohol were tearing the band apart. MARTIN: The album is a labor of love that lead singer Steven Tyler says almost didn't happen. It's called "Music from Another Dimension!" and it's out this week.ĪEROSMITH: (Singing) I will catch you, never let you go. Now, the group is releasing its first studio album in 11 years. MARTIN: Aerosmith has managed to become one of the most enduring bands in American rock history. AEROSMITH: (Singing) Backstroke lover, always hiding 'neath the covers, till I talked your daddy, he say.ĪEROSMITH: (Singing) (Unintelligible), living (unintelligible).ĪEROSMITH: (Singing) It's amazing, with a blink of an eye, you finally see the light.