Aerosmith have 'no regrets' over Tyler

Aerosmith have insisted that they have no regrets over Steven Tyler's departure and return to the band because it gave them "a lot of good press".

The group were said to be in shock last year after discovering that Tyler had quit via the internet, only for him to eventually return as they searched for a replacement.

Joe Perry told Yahoo: "Steven decided he wanted to go off and do some solo stuff. So the rest of us were looking around to figure out what we were going to do as Aerosmith, maybe with different singers.

"Just as we were starting to figure that out, Steven decided he wanted to come back. We actually got a lot of good press out of it. I don't think you can buy the kind of press we got from all that drama."

Perry added that he hopes their impending live shows in the US will inspire the group to record new material.

He said: "We could tour for the rest of our career without bothering to release new music. But we owe the fans and ourselves a great record. Now that we're all on the same page, we'll give ourselves plenty of time and do things the way we used to."