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Originally Posted by eDave
I know that man. But this is Steven Tyler. He made a call.
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Well, yes and no. Aerosmith hasn't been Aerosmith since the 70's. Their albums have had co-writers since 80's and in many cases, they've basically been a cover band.
There's not only an art to being a hit songwriter, there's an art to being a hit artist. After too many bad choices, the fans won't follow.
One of my favorite stories is about a guy named Kenny Alphin. Kenny was a staff writer at publishing company I worked, where he was signed for a decade or more, but never had a hit, let alone many cuts. He was basically supported by his publishing deal but by age 40, the call was made to cut ties with him.
Next thing you know, he's HUGE in a little band called Big & Rich.
Trust me, everyone was extremely happy for him but A&R definitely regretted cutting ties with him. Sometimes you just never know...