Has Steven Tyler quit Aerosmith?

Now, I’m hoping this isn’t true, but rumor has it that Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith.

Here’s what fellow band member Joe Perry had to say about it:

“Steven quit as far as I can tell,” Perry said from his Boston home. “I don’t know anymore than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don’t know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don’t know.”

After famously falling off the stage in a Sturgis, North Dakota concert and breaking his shoulder, apparently Steven has been out of contact with the rest of the band members, and this is apparently normal…plus, he’s been making noises about leaving the band for quite a while now. As far as replacing Steven, this is what Joe had to say:

“As far as replacing Steve, it’s not just about that, it’s also four guys that play extremely well together, and I’m not going to see that go to waste. I really don’t know what path it’s going to take at this point, but we’ll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we’ll be able to move the Aerosmith up a notch, move the vibe up a notch.”

Yeah, I don’t think that Steven Tyler could EVER be replaced, is he kidding?!?!