AEROSMITH’s Steven Tyler Keynote Speaker At Book Expo America
May 29, 2009, 15 years ago
Scott Martelle from Los Angeles Times is reporting:
AEROSMITH’s Steven Tyler and Clarence Clemons, the saxophone-playing 'Big Man' from BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S E STREET BAND, were the keynote speakers on the opening night of Book Expo America, and they didn’t disappoint. Both rockers, who were interviewed by Chuck Klosterman, have memoirs coming out in the fall - Big Man: Real Life and Tall Tales from Clemons and co-author Don Reo, and the perfectly titled Does the Noise In My Head Bother You? from Tyler.
Tyler is still working on his book, which he says will be more personal than the material covered in the band autobiography, Walk This Way. Tyler appeared with his buddy Mark Hudson and the session was less focused than the Clemons interview as Hudson seemed to keep trying to steal the limelight. A running gag developed after each interruption, when Tyler would turn back to Klosterman and say: 'Anyway....'
Tyler didn’t reveal much, other than he believes he views the world differently from everyone. “When you live with your eyes open, the normal everyday thing becomes so much more,” he said, channeling his inner Dr. Phil.
