When I first reported that Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was in rehab, the talk of the town was he was at rehab for his recent foot surgeries. That was just half the story seeing now that there’s new information now coming out. I have to say that I was also baffled when the first reports came out and he was in rehab just to be in a “safe environment” to recuperate from his foot surgeries.
Now the Associated Press is saying that Steven Tyler was in rehab to battle pain killer and sleeping pill addiction. So I guess the first story was half-correct. It was because of his foot surgeries, however it was mainly for the pills he was taking to get through his surgeries.
“To have your feet done, to have your leg done, you have to be on narcotics.” “You have to be on sleep aids at night. I don’t know about Joe (Perry) but I was off and running and I didn’t like the me that was me.” “This was a month ago, so I just put the brakes on and checked into detox and just pulled the plug on all of it,” he told the AP on Friday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where he and bandmates were promoting “Guitar Hero 3: Aerosmith.”
And there you have it… The full story. At least for the moment.
