When Joan Jett was forced to reject a naked Steven Tyler
Oct 24, 2023 12:23:12 GMT -5
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Post by AeroCooper on Oct 24, 2023 12:23:12 GMT -5
When Joan Jett was forced to reject a naked Steven Tyler
Tim Coffman
Tue 24th Oct 2023
Throughout the 1970s, there was no other band that could come close to the wild partying ways of Aerosmith. Between Steven Tyler and Joe Perry alone, the band were one of the most excessive acts to come out of the golden age of hard rock, blowing through drugs just as fast as they spit out hits like ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Last Child’. Although Tyler was known to indulge himself with sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll at every hour of the day, one of his biggest wake-up calls came from rock royalty.
As Aerosmith was first starting, Tyler was known for his pure symbiotic relationship with music. When working on tracks like ‘Dream On’, Tyler initially conceived of the piece on his father’s grand piano, taking the basis of the track and transferring it over to the guitar. While he may have been a stickler in the studio, when he hit the road, his behaviour was often out of control.
Throughout the band’s performances, Tyler was known to get blitzed out of his mind at any opportunity. Though his trademark look came from him draping scarves around his microphone, the actual function behind them was for the pockets of the scarves to be laced with some narcotic substance, which Tyler would dip into whenever the time called for it.
Then again, Aerosmith and sex go hand-in-hand. Throughout their prime, every song in their songbook had to do with achieving carnal knowledge, down to the no-so-subtle implications of the song ‘Big Ten Inch Record’. When taking to the road, Tyler had his eye on one of the bands he was touring with, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, in a condemnable, objectifying way.
Fresh out of The Runaways, Jett made strides as a solo artist at the end of the 1970s, creating soon-to-be anthems like ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’. Even though Tyler was musically enamoured with Jett, he received one of the most telling rejections of his life when trying to hit on her midway through the tour.
Tyler notably crossed the line regarding his damning conduct around Jett, almost bragging about how he approached her wearing absolutely nothing, offering a damning reflection of his character and lack of respect for a colleague. As he recalled in his book Does the Noise in My Head Bother You, Tyler remembered, “In courting Joan Jett when I was on tour with her, I would strip bare naked, put on a robe, pull the chair from near the elevator all the way over to the end of the hall, pushing it right in front of her door. I’d then take my robe off and, sitting spread-eagled, ring the doorbell and wait for her to open it.”
This unsolicited approach is very disturbingly offered up in a casual manner by Tyler without just reconciliation of how damaging it is. Describing Jett’s response, he continues, “She gave me that look that I really wanted to see and responded in her best Mae West velvety growl, ‘I’m not into the big ten-inch, honey’, and slammed the door.”
Tim Coffman
Tue 24th Oct 2023
Throughout the 1970s, there was no other band that could come close to the wild partying ways of Aerosmith. Between Steven Tyler and Joe Perry alone, the band were one of the most excessive acts to come out of the golden age of hard rock, blowing through drugs just as fast as they spit out hits like ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Last Child’. Although Tyler was known to indulge himself with sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll at every hour of the day, one of his biggest wake-up calls came from rock royalty.
As Aerosmith was first starting, Tyler was known for his pure symbiotic relationship with music. When working on tracks like ‘Dream On’, Tyler initially conceived of the piece on his father’s grand piano, taking the basis of the track and transferring it over to the guitar. While he may have been a stickler in the studio, when he hit the road, his behaviour was often out of control.
Throughout the band’s performances, Tyler was known to get blitzed out of his mind at any opportunity. Though his trademark look came from him draping scarves around his microphone, the actual function behind them was for the pockets of the scarves to be laced with some narcotic substance, which Tyler would dip into whenever the time called for it.
Then again, Aerosmith and sex go hand-in-hand. Throughout their prime, every song in their songbook had to do with achieving carnal knowledge, down to the no-so-subtle implications of the song ‘Big Ten Inch Record’. When taking to the road, Tyler had his eye on one of the bands he was touring with, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, in a condemnable, objectifying way.
Fresh out of The Runaways, Jett made strides as a solo artist at the end of the 1970s, creating soon-to-be anthems like ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’. Even though Tyler was musically enamoured with Jett, he received one of the most telling rejections of his life when trying to hit on her midway through the tour.
Tyler notably crossed the line regarding his damning conduct around Jett, almost bragging about how he approached her wearing absolutely nothing, offering a damning reflection of his character and lack of respect for a colleague. As he recalled in his book Does the Noise in My Head Bother You, Tyler remembered, “In courting Joan Jett when I was on tour with her, I would strip bare naked, put on a robe, pull the chair from near the elevator all the way over to the end of the hall, pushing it right in front of her door. I’d then take my robe off and, sitting spread-eagled, ring the doorbell and wait for her to open it.”
This unsolicited approach is very disturbingly offered up in a casual manner by Tyler without just reconciliation of how damaging it is. Describing Jett’s response, he continues, “She gave me that look that I really wanted to see and responded in her best Mae West velvety growl, ‘I’m not into the big ten-inch, honey’, and slammed the door.”
Tyler has rarely discussed the matter further, and Jett has never publicly commented on his actions. Though he may not have known the nonprofessional side of Jett, Tyler would end up working with her co-writer Desmond Child, helping them write future hits like ‘Angel’ and ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’.