Was Steven Tyler Lip Syncing With Aerosmith?

The Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson recently shared his thoughts on Aerosmith’s decision to cancel their farewell tour due to frontman Steven Tyler’s larynx injury. He also said he saw first hand that Tyler doesn’t use backing tapes or lip syncing live.

Chris Robinson opens up on the matter

During an appearance on the October 1 episode of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, The Black Crowes were originally scheduled to support Aerosmith on that tour, but have since made plans to embark on a headlining run of shows.

Chris said: “We love Aerosmith . They’ve always been very kind to THE BLACK CROWES, and one of our favorite rock bands. And the tour worked out to where it was really cool to be included in this, and it worked for us on a number of levels. So, when it got cancelled last year, we were, like, ‘Okay.’ That kind of threw us more for a loop, ’cause we had already started. So this year, we were just — I mean, I’m disappointed more as a fan than anything, because we’re cool. We have our own world. We have our own life, The Black [Crowes], we have our own people, and we’re taken care of. And we have a lot ahead of us, even after 30 years. Were we bummed? Most definitely. But I’m also, like, I said, I’m bummed because I that band and it was great to see them. But I also get it, man.”

He added: “People say, ‘Well, Mick Jagger does it.’ I’m, like, well, there’s only one Steven Tyler. That’s Mick Jagger, dude. Like, of course Mick Jagger still does it. He’s like a freak of freaks. He’s Mick Jagger. So, I also understand that if, 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. And you listen to him, he’s not singing to back-up tapes. When he comes out and does ‘Back In The Saddle’, ‘BAAAACK’!, 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’re all… We did our show. We had a great show. We all go up to the suite to watch them. And I’m sitting next to Rich [Robinson, The Black Crowes guitarist], and they sounded incredible. I was, like, ‘Wow.’ 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 it’s just a fact — you get to be 76 years old.”

Aerosmith officially announced their retirement from touring. Aerosmith’s decision to retire from touring came after the band’s frontman Steven Tyler sustained a vocal injury that forced the band to cancel the remainder of their farewell tour.

The band’s Peace Out farewell tour kicked off in May last year. It was meant to be a grand send-off for the legendary band. However, the tour was abruptly halted after three shows as Tyler fractured his larynx during a concert at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 9th, last year. The injury forced the band to cancel the remaining dates, marking what appears to be their last live performance.