During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes talked about the canceled Aerosmith tour.
“You know, people say, ‘Well, Mick Jagger does it.’ I’m like, ‘Well, there’s only, you know, there’s only one Steven Tyler. That’s Mick Jagger, dude,'” Robinson said of Aerosmith’s decision to stop touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal issues. “You know what I mean? Like, of course, Mick Jagger still does it. He’s just like a freak of freak. He’s Mick Jagger. You know what I mean?”
The musician continued, “So I also understand that, hey, if Steven feels like he just can’t do it, it’s heartbreaking for him. But I also understand that all the pressure is on the singer. You know what I mean? And you listen to him, you know, he’s not singing to backup tapes when he comes out and does ‘Back In the Saddle.'”
“Nah. You know, you’re like, ‘Jesus, man.’ That last show in Long Island, which was the third show of the tour last year, we all had a suite to go watch the shows. We’re in New York. We have lots of friends and family. So we did our show. We had a great show. We all go up to the suite to watch them. And like, I’m sitting next to Rich and just like, they sounded incredible,” Robinson recalled.
He then shared, “I was like, ‘Wow.’ You know what I mean? So, I mean, I get it. We love them. We love Steven. I hope that that’s not the last that they get to do something. But I also understand the pressure. I also understand when your body is your instrument and, you know, I mean, it’s just a fact. You get to be 76 years old. You know what I mean?”
After Aerosmith announced they were retiring from touring because Tyler had a vocal cord injury, The Black Crowes said they would keep touring without Aerosmith. The band expressed sadness about this news but thanked Aerosmith for their memories.
