Aerosmith/Stephen King project?

**psj77** · February 9th, 2012

Ms. Mod, can you let us know anything about this? It was on Lilja's Library...

AeroKing?
Posted: February 9, 2012, 21:20:15
There have been many reports about King working with Aerosmith on their upcoming album. Here is the story:

Aerosmith's record producer has revealed that he wanted horror writer Stephen King to write lyrics for the band's new album.

Jack Douglas, the band's long-time knob-twiddler, told Classic Rock magazine that he tried to convince the rockers that King would have provided inspiration to singer Steven Tyler.

"They looked at me like I was crazy," said Douglas about the unlikely collaboration. "I said, 'No, I'm serious. If there's anyone who's going to inspire him, it'd be Stephen King.'"

He went on to add:

Steven doesn't need melody – he needs someone who's going to inspire him as a wordsmith. I don't want a guy who's just writing hits right now.

There has been no confirmation on whether King will do this though so it might just have been a fun suggestion from Jack Douglas and nothing more…

**Moderator** · February 9th, 2012

It came as news to Steve when I asked him about it yesterday after hearing about it elsewhere. It's not anything he's actually been asked to do or plans to do.

**~Ally~** · February 9th, 2012

Originally Posted by Moderator

It came as news to Steve when I asked him about it yesterday after hearing about it elsewhere. It's not anything he's actually been asked to do or plans to do.

Well that is a shame, since I

Aerosmith, and that King fella's okay at times too...

**GNTLGNT** · February 9th, 2012

....I can hear the first single now, a re-do of a classic from [I]Toys In The Attic[/I]..."Big 10 inch(sh** weasel)"

**psj77** · February 10th, 2012

Originally Posted by ~Ally~

Well that is a shame, since I

Aerosmith, and that King fella's okay at times too...

Yeah, Aerosmith IMO is the greatest rock band ever.

**Zelmunster** · February 13th, 2012

Alas! Too bad it’s not true… sure would like to see new takes on some old favorites… “Same Old Song and Danse (Macabre)'" “Dyin’,” “Carrie’s Gone Undone,” “Shock His Way,” “Dude (Looks Kinda Crazy),"and my favorite, which they couldn’t do in their encore when I saw them in concert 38 years ago because one of the band members got sick… aka - stoned out of his mind)… “Scream On.”

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**~Ally~** · February 13th, 2012

Originally Posted by zelmonster

Alas! Too bad it’s not true… sure would like to see new takes on some old favorites… “Same Old Song and Danse (Macabre)'" “Dyin’,” “Carrie’s Gone Undone,” “Shock His Way,” “Dude (Looks Kinda Crazy),"and my favorite, which they couldn’t do in their encore when I saw them in concert 38 years ago because one of the band members got sick… aka - stoned out of his mind)… “Scream On.”

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Nice one Zel.

I recall writing a post on here a couple of years back that was littered with Aerosmith titles...I think it is now lost to the internets though.

And we all know I love to talk so I wouldn't even attempt to find it anyway.

**nygene40** · February 13th, 2012

Well, that's too bad, because Uncle Steve might have been able to put those guys back on the right track. IMHO, Aerosmith have been an overblown corporate rock parody of themselves for way too long. I'm old enough to remember "Aerosmith" "Get Your Wings", "Toys in the Attic" "Rocks" and "Draw the Line", they were really great then. Hearing $tuff like "Love in an Elevator" or "Crying" ju$t make$ me $ad they lo$t it in such a big way.

Just my opinion, no offense to anyone who likes the current state of Aero$mith.

**GNTLGNT** · February 13th, 2012

OK Zel...ya got me started...so, it's all YOUR fault...

1975: "Sweet Emotion, Sweet Sadie", No. 36
1976: "Dream On-I Wish I Could(Ralph's Song from Insomnia)", No. 6
1976: "Last Child(to the Tower came)", No. 21
1977: "Walk This Way(The Path of the Beam)", No. 10
1977: "Back in the Saddle-Gerald's Game", No. 38
1978: "Come Together(We ARE Ka-Tet)", No. 23
1987: "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)OK, I got nothin' printable for this one", No. 14
1988: "Angel(Ode to Suasn Delgado)", No. 3
1988: "Rag Doll With Teeth", No. 17
1989: "Love in an Elevator of the Sombra Corp", No. 5
1990: "Eddie's Got a Gun", No. 4

1990: "What It Takes-the Leland Gaunt Song", No. 9
1990: "The Other Side-or Spin the Wheel Johnny Smith!", No. 22
1993: "Livin' on the Edge of Endworld", No. 18
1993: "Cryin and Dyin'", No. 12
1994: "Amazing Mother Abagail", No. 24
1994: "Crazy Like a Shi*house Mouse", No. 17
1997: "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"...again, nuttin' I can print, No. 35
1998: "Pink-The McDonald's Song", No. 27
1998: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, Even With My Missing Fingers"(Roland's Lament), No. 1
2001: "Jaded-I'm Your Number One Fan", No. 7