AEROSMITH Drummer Joey Kramer Speaks Out About Singer Search - "I Can’t Sit Around For Two Years And Not Play My Drums"
November 17, 2009, 15 years ago
According to Rollingstone.com, at a book signing Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer confirmed the band is experiencing “personal differences,” and will seek a new singer should Steven Tyler depart to pursue “brand Tyler,” as the frontman recently told Classic Rock magazine. “What kind of singer? A real, real good one,” Kramer said.
“Just like writers write and dancers dance, we’re musicians,” he added. “We make music. That’s what we want to continue to do, so whatever we have to do to move forward in that direction, that’s what will happen.”Kramer, promoting his new book Hit Hard, took questions from about a hundred fans from a stage in the casino’s smoky lounge. While Kramer said he wishes Tyler the best in pursuing a solo career, he said the band does not want to wait for him. “[Steven] wants to do what he wants to do,” Kramer said. “That’s great. I support him. I will always love him. I have always supported him … but we want to play too. I can’t sit around for two years and not play my drums — or not function as a band.”
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