AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler was typically gabby at the photo shoot for the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone. He reminisced about his previous four appearances on the cover, and he shared a story about a shoot in the 70s in which photographer Annie Leibovitz maneuvered him into a particularly revealing pose by straddling him and promising him drugs.

Check out the footage below:

Billboard.com has issued a new Q&A; with Tyler. The following is an excerpt:

Q: You don't seem to pull too many punches about your relationship with Aerosmith in the book. There's love, but there's plenty of the animosity, too.

A: "It's one of the most dysfunctional bands on the planet, yet we've kept together. Why? That's the question - why? - and my book tells it. I wanted the world to know, yes, I fight with Joe Perry, but when we get together in a room we write songs that have greased generations. 'Walk This Way', 'Sweet Emotion', 'Dream On', 'Jaded'... there's magic there. And I hope the book pushes a few buttons in the band and jump-starts some maybe lying, dormant enthusiasm. The funny thing about the band is when we're on stage, we're different animals. We're right back to the same people we were when we were in the studio writing. It's like the five right keys that opened the lock of what-it-is-ness."

Q: Will Aerosmith perform on "dol?

A: "Oh yeah, we're playing the last show of the season. When I came on board, of course they were talking about, "Are you going to sing with the contestants?" I said I'll do a song, sure, but it was always my intention, always, to get Aersomith on the show. I mean, Joe's done it. I'm ready for it. I would love to play with Aerosmith."

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Tyler spoke NBC's Dateline this past Sunday, May 1st, about Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?: A Rock ‘N’ Roll Memoir, his first solo single '(It) Feels So Good', Tyler’s family, Aerosmith, his judge’s role on American Idol and his overcoming drug addiction. Check out the chat with Matt Lauer below:

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Steven Tyler will premiere the video for his first ever solo single, '(It) Feels So Good', on the May 12 episode of American Idol, sources tell THR’s Idol Worship.

The clip was shot just after Easter, on Monday April 24th, by Norwegian director Ray Kay, who thanks to a client list that includes LADY GAGA ('Poker Face'), BRITNEY SPRARS ('Til the World Ends') and JUSTIN BIEBER ('Baby'), is among of the most in-demand names working in music videos today.

“It’s everything you would expect to get from a classic Aerosmith video,” says an observer. “Without giving too much away, think: pure, classic Steven Tyler in all of his rock star glory.”

'It Feels So Good' which will be released on May 10th via Columbia. Catch the premiere of 'It Feels So Good' on Ryan Seacrest's Show on May 9th. Says Steven Tyler: "I can hear it coming out of people's cars this summer."

Check out an audio sample at Amazon.com.

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Tyler's long-awaited autobiography, Does The Noise In My Head Bother You? is out now via Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Amazon.com has posted a number of pages from the book - check them out here.