Joe Perry Says Aerosmith Considered Replacing Steven Tyler with Sammy Hagar: 'Every Band Has Ups and Downs'
Photo: Noam Galai/Getty; Leon Bennett/Getty; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Aerosmith almost looked (and sounded) completely different, according toJoe Perry. SpeakingwithUltimate Classic Rock, the band’s guitarist said Sammy Hagar was once considered to replace its original singerSteven Tyler. “It was really another one of those times, you don’t keep a band together without a lot of bumps … You know every band has its ups and downs,” Perry said. The rocker recalled the time, a decade ago, when Tyler signed on to judge the 10th season ofAmerican IdolalongsideJennifer LopezandRandy Jackson....