estranged4life
09-28-2006, 10:08 PM
ITV.com (www.itv.com) has issued the following report:
AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler has been battling hepatitis C for three years and wants to raise awareness of the disease.
He explained the infection is "non-existent" in his bloodstream after a year of interferon treatment.
The rocker said: "I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic.
"Hepatitis C is the one that, of all the people in this room, at least three have it and don't know it. It's the silent killer. I may go on Oprah and talk about this."
Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection of the blood that can lead to chronic liver disease.
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Bassist Tom Hamilton Joins AEROSMITH Onstage In Boston
The following review is courtesy of Jed Gottlieb from BostonHerald.com:
Apparently there’s a big difference between the walking wounded and the rockin’ wounded. The juxtaposition of AEROSMITH’s Steven Tyler and MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Vince Neil made that all too apparent at last night’s Tweeter Center show (in Boston, MA). Even with a litany of ailments - and a decade more of hard living than Neil - Tyler made the Crue frontman look over the hill. Both Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe have had their fair share of health problems. Drug and alcohol addictions aside, the two bands could still fill an appendix in the physician’s desk reference. Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has struggled with a degenerative bone condition called ankylosing spondylitis since the ’80s and needed a hip replacement because of complications from the illness.
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer. And Tyler recently disclosed he’s been battling hepatitis C and, earlier this year, he underwent experimental surgery to repair a popped blood vessel in his throat. But where Mötley Crüe sounded ill, Aerosmith sounded better than ever.
From the opening song, 'Toys In The Attic,” to the closer, 'Walk This Way', Aerosmith rocked like men half their age. They came out with Gibson guitars a-blazin’ and, for the first hour of their set, played only their best ’70s material, along with a few classic blues standards.
The night’s highlight came when Tyler stopped the show to ask the fans if they knew how Hamilton was doing. Before the crowd could respond, Hamilton walked out on stage with his bass to a euphoric cheer. “I got a message from Steven today,” he said. “He told me, ‘Why don’t you get yourself out of bed and play.’ ”
The band then launched into a very emotional version of 'Sweet Emotion' before Hamilton left the stage.
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Wish Steven Tyler well with his health issues. Really sad to hear that Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is battling throat cancer at this time.
AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler has been battling hepatitis C for three years and wants to raise awareness of the disease.
He explained the infection is "non-existent" in his bloodstream after a year of interferon treatment.
The rocker said: "I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic.
"Hepatitis C is the one that, of all the people in this room, at least three have it and don't know it. It's the silent killer. I may go on Oprah and talk about this."
Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection of the blood that can lead to chronic liver disease.
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Bassist Tom Hamilton Joins AEROSMITH Onstage In Boston
The following review is courtesy of Jed Gottlieb from BostonHerald.com:
Apparently there’s a big difference between the walking wounded and the rockin’ wounded. The juxtaposition of AEROSMITH’s Steven Tyler and MÖTLEY CRÜE’s Vince Neil made that all too apparent at last night’s Tweeter Center show (in Boston, MA). Even with a litany of ailments - and a decade more of hard living than Neil - Tyler made the Crue frontman look over the hill. Both Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe have had their fair share of health problems. Drug and alcohol addictions aside, the two bands could still fill an appendix in the physician’s desk reference. Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars has struggled with a degenerative bone condition called ankylosing spondylitis since the ’80s and needed a hip replacement because of complications from the illness.
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is recovering from radiation treatment for throat cancer. And Tyler recently disclosed he’s been battling hepatitis C and, earlier this year, he underwent experimental surgery to repair a popped blood vessel in his throat. But where Mötley Crüe sounded ill, Aerosmith sounded better than ever.
From the opening song, 'Toys In The Attic,” to the closer, 'Walk This Way', Aerosmith rocked like men half their age. They came out with Gibson guitars a-blazin’ and, for the first hour of their set, played only their best ’70s material, along with a few classic blues standards.
The night’s highlight came when Tyler stopped the show to ask the fans if they knew how Hamilton was doing. Before the crowd could respond, Hamilton walked out on stage with his bass to a euphoric cheer. “I got a message from Steven today,” he said. “He told me, ‘Why don’t you get yourself out of bed and play.’ ”
The band then launched into a very emotional version of 'Sweet Emotion' before Hamilton left the stage.
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Wish Steven Tyler well with his health issues. Really sad to hear that Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton is battling throat cancer at this time.