Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith

It looks like Steven Tyler has quit Aerosmith. I'll give you a minute to let that sink in.

Guitarist Joe Perry said that Tyler, who recently hurt his shoulder, has left the band "as far as I can tell."

Tyler hasn't made any sort of official announcement on the matter but Perry, 59, says that Steven Tyler, 61, hasn’t been returning his phone calls. He hasn't been in touch with the rest of the band either.

"Steven quit as far as I can tell," Joe said. "I don’t know any more than you do about it. I don’t know for how long, indefinitely or whatever.

"Obviously, he hasn’t been giving 100 percent for a long time.

"Frankly, the last few months I’ve been wanting not to rock the boat. I don’t want him canceling any more gigs. We really wanted to do these last four. We didn’t want to call him out or get him pissed off, for whatever reason. So we just let things lie."

Perry has even been tweeting about his troubles with the Aerosmith front man.

"Hasn’t called me in months," Perry has tweeted. "A bit cold. What about fans? The people that also love him and put him where he is. After 40 years? … Last time I phoned him he hung up on me."

What if Tyler doesn't get back in touch with the crew?

"We’ll probably find somebody else," Perry added, "and then we’ll be able to move Aerosmith up a notch."

It should be noted that in a recent interview with Classic Rock Magazine, Tyler stated that he wants to concentrate on "Brand Tyler."