Jeff Ament talks about Aerosmith retirement form touring

Aerosmith have canceled all remaining concert dates and are officially retired from touring, because singer Steven Tyler‘s recovery from his vocal injury is not possible.

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Starting with an eight track of Get Your Wings, I never stopped listening to Aerosmith ,thru all of it, almost 50 years”, Jeff Ament wrote on his Instagram, “Green River did a pretty smashup version of Somebodyin the mid 80s around the time we put “produced by J. Perry” on our green 7”. Rocks might be my favorite sounding rock album of all time. Jack Douglas producing the thick symphony of guitars, vocal arrangements and original percussion to a heavy groovy perfection. Tom Hamilton inspiring lines the whole time. Thanks, fellas for the beautiful soundtrack.

Remembering Chris Cornell on his birthday, the bassist shared on Instagram photos of some demos that Soundgarden singer gave him years ago and revealed to Uncut a list of the 8 most important records of his life.

Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds of Silence
The Beatles – Let It Be
Kiss – Alive!
Ramones – Leave Home
Devo – Duty Now For The Future
Public Image LTD – Second Edition
Brian Eno – Discreet Music
IDLES – Joy As An Act Of Resistance