And the new singer for Aerosmith is . . . Billy Idol!?
FROM WWW.CLASSICROCKMAGAZINE.COM:
Following Classic Rock’s exclusive story that Paul Rodgers was asked by guitarist Joe Perry to be Aerosmith’s new singer, we can reveal the name of another star sounded out by Perry to fill Steven Tyler’s shoes: Billy Idol.
A source tells us:
“Joe had been approaching a few people about replacing Steven and he invited Billy to his show at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles.
“Joe said he wanted to talk to Billy about joining Aerosmith, because the band were having problems with Steven.”
The gig – which featured the Joe Perry Project – took place on November 24 in West Hollywood. It was reviewed in the December 2009 edition of Classic Rock (issue No.139).
However, in a strange turn of events, Idol failed to respond to Perry’s invitation.
“As far as I know Idol did not show up due to having a cold,” says our source.
Whether this means the door remains open for Idol to try out for the Aerosmith job at a future date is unclear.
Besides Paul Rodgers and Billy Idol, Classic Rock knows the name of a third high-profile singer who has been asked to replace Tyler.
We’ll be revealing his name on www.classicrockmagazine.com tomorrow (Friday, January 29). So stay tuned to the Classic Rock website.
The March issue of Classic Rock, which goes on sale next Wednesday, February 3, features Joe Perry on the cover and contains more exclusive Aero-revelations.
